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abarcode.exe

BarCode ActiveX control

RKD Software

The application abarcode.exe, “BarCode ActiveX control Setup ” by RKD Software 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:
RKD Software   (signed by RKD Software)

Product:
BarCode ActiveX control

Description:
BarCode ActiveX control Setup

MD5:
f5461ca6f7cc1514762ef0c881b882a1

SHA-1:
b5fed2702e3d783eb93c28f688a66325f9046f01

SHA-256:
6a143d4cb131c7cb90d1f4424e371c54bc05718d3b3a6691b1bbe3992643ae49

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:
7/4/2025 1:06:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.31.6

File size:
1.7 MB (1,810,584 bytes)

Product version:
5.9.8.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RKD Software

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/11/2016 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2019 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=RKD Software, O=RKD Software, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Ukraine, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5112B65089AFEA15CE9D1BB5DD6B5454

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 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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Entropy:
7.9928

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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