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w8cpsetup.exe

Windows 8 Codecs Pack

Web Solution Mart

The application w8cpsetup.exe, “Windows 8 Codecs Pack Setup ” by Web Solution Mart 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadnow.com.
Publisher:
Web Solution Mart   (signed by Web Solution Mart)

Product:
Windows 8 Codecs Pack

Description:
Windows 8 Codecs Pack Setup

Version:
1.0.0

MD5:
9c5096a8b6eaaeee12ddd9cfae957757

SHA-1:
57ea030db961b357dd72c0744825ccee8449eeab

SHA-256:
6ff6d1ed5ac11d2f4aa453f7f4c39d4ce8ad757413581d9d1e95238b228e6912

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:
12/25/2024 12:34:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.1.29.10

File size:
11.9 MB (12,447,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
WSM 2005-2012 All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\w8cpsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Solution Mart

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/10/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/10/2012 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Web Solution Mart, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Web Solution Mart, L=Mississauga, S=Ontario, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6CE4DEC8927EDE1848D584A8290CAA39

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

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:
7.9998

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file w8cpsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/12/67/21/.../w8cpsetup.exe

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