» bluestacks-beta-1.exe
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Analysis
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bluestacks-beta-1.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application bluestacks-beta-1.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

UpdateStar GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

be66531a385372c41768d6e25ffd638d

SHA-1:

9dd16f815f1baac0e7bef41c3bcb04a3b9fb396a

SHA-256:

28ead09273be5b2deeff9c8eebe2996a1001d4020b92105f623ee4e05058e7ec

Scanner detections:

26 / 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.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/18/2024 12:56:09 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

920

Agnitum Outpost

Trojan.MulDrop

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.169

7.11.141.156

AVG

MalSign.InstallC

2015.0.3398

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14729

Bitdefender

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

1.0.20.1050

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN

18059

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.0210

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

8.14.07.29.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.LX potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

7/29/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-92167483

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

11.2014-29-07_3

G Data

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of web-freer.exe (PUP)

2014.9.10.3

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.Win32.Spy2

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Installcore

v2014.07.29.06

McAfee

Artemis!705531491DB5

5600.7054

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

15.0.0.630

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.94c

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.R

14.7.29.18

Sophos

Install Core Installer

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0402

7.2.210

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4837543

31208

File size:

668.1 KB (684,088 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\bluestacks-beta-1.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/2/2013 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:

1/3/2016 3:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 2:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:0EnvpPgfwvLYDZtzRgNoU+9qu9OToO6bXUk+t3Nbsd2T33v3ldbrT:0EnvtiwTYDZtzWoL9qmOsOn9Ad2T33v3

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8051

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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