aa_v3.exe

FreewareFiles.com

The application aa_v3.exe by FreewareFiles.com 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 www.freewarefiles.com.
Publisher:
FreewareFiles.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee396c887136a9a22a98e8d5e5e19271

SHA-1:
1cdb7c23803ee020bbe2cce211a4e4c046544647

SHA-256:
b161f36a83071bc6c2ca5978228212b92be7822c2e3a32c91737de0ee053f386

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:
4/26/2024 2:18:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.8.4.8

File size:
617.5 KB (632,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aa_v3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/12/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FreewareFiles.com, O=FreewareFiles.com, STREET=2235 Estate Gate Drive, L=San Antonio, S=Texas, PostalCode=78260, C=US

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

Serial number:
798E756BF915B5F5044890EC887E7832

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QQFaPYrf9Hz+1WD/W3VA7xJZ0aOyhKIcgUKhuO+7XsFgwmcd3:QQFuYZHzO4/W3KtH0aObIcsEH1B43

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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Entropy:
7.8076

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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