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update.exe

phonostar-Player

phonostar GmbH

The application update.exe, “phonostar-Player Setup ” by phonostar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
phonostar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
phonostar-Player

Description:
phonostar-Player Setup

MD5:
498019c45610909fdbff440e11a4e3dd

SHA-1:
b425b62a7c8a70eb96dc2243a0288b1644378913

SHA-256:
b63982c7406d4cd8cba6495bba5821cb0624656a1347f2e7c32b7c94be25b463

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 3:40:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.1.30.1

File size:
13.1 MB (13,728,056 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2002-2016 phonostar

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\phonostar gmbh\phonostar-player\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
phonostar GmbH

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
8/31/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/28/2018 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=phonostar GmbH, O=phonostar GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=HAMBURG, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
09FF96CD016F614236DD1537FBEB99E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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