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w8-start-menu.exe

Windows 8 Start menu

PS Media s.r.o.

The application w8-start-menu.exe, “Windows 8 Start menu Setup ” by PS Media s.r.o 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:
PS Media s.r.o.   (signed by PS Media s.r.o.)

Product:
Windows 8 Start menu

Description:
Windows 8 Start menu Setup

MD5:
104e6f6c02fb60d338daa829428f0a5c

SHA-1:
7ea7b9aa4803a8ddc7e198ea36247802d8f4e4c2

SHA-256:
e6ce3f7145f1e6e0b52dd7ba165dd98d2e7a7992bf7c216d011d866d5b415e8e

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:
11/26/2024 1:29:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.2.26.6

File size:
9.4 MB (9,848,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PS Media s.r.o.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PS Media s.r.o., O=PS Media s.r.o., STREET=Oldrichovice 738, L=Trinec, S=CZ, PostalCode=73961, C=CZ

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A90261CA9C587C49C5A80CEBA70DE141

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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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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