37488_surfsafesetup.exe

Surfsafe VPN

SunPeaks Management, Inc.

The application 37488_surfsafesetup.exe, “Surfsafe VPN Setup ” by SunPeaks Management 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:
Sterch Ltd.   (signed by SunPeaks Management, Inc.)

Product:
Surfsafe VPN

Description:
Surfsafe VPN Setup

MD5:
c432f1223969482b77d4600f169eac23

SHA-1:
b40b06e61300c927f0f565d62960b81dd3ac4e11

SHA-256:
f1a8e3055a42e30d4168f1860df4fe9ea968a03aa7d6aee38992bd2e4e81d050

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:
7/12/2025 1:02:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.25.15

File size:
1.7 MB (1,811,408 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\37488_surfsafesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/22/2013 4:42:50 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2014 3:54:07 PM

Subject:
E=support@surfsafevpn.com, CN="SunPeaks Management, Inc.", O="SunPeaks Management, Inc.", L=Alpharetta, S=Georgia, C=US

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

Serial number:
1121CCF414E5E3862EB3BC50B6F1EF71109E

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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