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Barcode Scanner keyboard wedge

RKD Software

The application barcodescanner.exe, “Barcode Scanner keyboard wedge 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.datasymbol.com.
Publisher:
RKD Software   (signed by RKD Software)

Product:
Barcode Scanner keyboard wedge

Description:
Barcode Scanner keyboard wedge Setup

MD5:
2ced433614d0f419e4ef6c8b840660f6

SHA-1:
23550457450aceeca841d0c00bfb1fa4c757ad88

SHA-256:
1e1eaf4dbc654850540c766ba536e8e485e072b13f25a7f318df22b0424dc0b9

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:
7/2/2025 12:43:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.15.6

File size:
1.5 MB (1,559,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RKD Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=RKD Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=RKD Software, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Ukraine, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0220EF45D8FC7F1112706F61DD9198A9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

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:
7.9906

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file barcodescanner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.datasymbol.com/.../BarcodeScanner.exe

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