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watchdog.exe

Frontier Developments Plc

The application watchdog.exe by Frontier Developments Plc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments Plc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c7dbe241287c71ac289cd1449f5a4336

SHA-1:
c02ac34228660a6efbe93cf335046bc49ec38023

SHA-256:
f7217285949a14a95c97b34258e5cb5d7ac1b067e85e755bac8bdff2edb9cc77

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 9:30:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
17.3.14.20

File size:
62.5 KB (64,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\planet.coaster.alpha.phase.2-p2p\planet coaster alpha 2\launcher\watchdog.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frontier Developments Plc

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/24/2014 5:18:55 PM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 5:18:55 PM

Subject:
E=purchasing@frontier.co.uk, CN=Frontier Developments Plc, O=Frontier Developments Plc, L=Cambridge, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11219BB25BBD8DDDACA8B34865E9183DD223

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2015 1:57:52 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x9255

Entry point:
E8, 27, 03, 00, 00, E9, 91, FE, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 5C, A2, 40, 00, FF, 25, 60, A2, 40, 00, FF, 25, 68, A2, 40, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 68, D9, 92, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 18, E0, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B...
 
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Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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