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Pasehoh

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows-installer.exe, “Pasehoh Setup ” by UpdateStar 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.toursguardmeta.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pasehoh

Description:
Pasehoh Setup

MD5:
e8804de0f3980a00d9a3d8d470b34cac

SHA-1:
270d6b55ffd6441258a8b978096f4a6694b20122

SHA-256:
40881fa02817de2b3a891ac5e1d45ddccb337f693c012e2806f328d865ee4888

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 2:36:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.13

File size:
1.5 MB (1,561,392 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

Copyright:
Internet fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/30/2016 12:55:49 PM

Valid to:
3/31/2017 12:55:49 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
112125B6400786F530FAF13A45235D19144F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file windows-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.toursguardmeta.com/MpNy_7ZszWfAZRzPTd1mXtg0NDyGMGaz2yVgPi6qzmCb8RKQf0eVU OyNIk5ViTFgPeAAI7 QLX1UpkBPam6zmZOi0eFfadJ_Blf0QfC81LzlWrnmn224cpnLLWwyZAauUkKMs_GF9FAzryQXWDGXnu6CrP61PRZW3fFSOpzcJNeT3y6uBKSXaspbucMsidiPIs7kNCRqcx LxPAtvzBU6fr F1 esr_0eYRAcWsLc9WHDObARnAQsgNhcCP_NrSnSAvTYDgKUDsfiY al_V62 bZD0SkVSe_krjQaC_vQhMmoc05rn1xgxDAvuc_f007X3h8GNN7soxziSSnu2Zgz0VatT0T9t2Z4QcOXhuYf4NJy_4WyZBjZUBIZp1P1YzWFf8eUopuPlHJ3faqzR9uPkalqcN0rXDAThDIJbDnGpLfuQqCAWEzVJubCSD_mWDGJ4np_4BFaqLFjEB0fmlQh9aMmL7ZhPrrdXgzts74TOiDs258HlNbIqDVq9wPynUzNjBKd5LU6ZMQUZV2xkJv2Q4StO4FrSwUZqXPw_QSjOJYE1zKL43KBnNUUtLc3f_acyYcsXHss7tTNM5z9CQgB4_G56wM4mjYM65QyOUDw_7LGyGAq_X2 xMI3J88_AeLNuCAoXhSlw3M 1guIUxTGXXpWjPjNSgrxL0LCkxNwvGXggOVMEs7V7jplh XpklH17m3dTn-G3UAAMRsW0zPGIzBqs2zJIQRDXrn4RgH7N_LYIPi4CPj8LkiYtIbuyiBGDhxlaMrMQlVYqnTZ1JY5gGZfcGiFfiod19mukQJYs_nIzH6i tollvM BN20 DbAQ==

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