cbsidlm-cbsi145-paperscan_free_edition-seo-75338045.exe

CBS Interactive

This installer uses the CNET Download.com download manager (private label) in order to provide monetized offerings to end users. These offers could include ad-supported toolbars or various web browser extensions. The application cbsidlm-cbsi145-paperscan_free_edition-seo-75338045.exe by CBS Interactive 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 DownloadCom Spot Install installer.
Publisher:
CNET Download.com  (signed by CBS Interactive)

Product:
CNET Download.com

Version:
5, 4, 0, 145

MD5:
5fc9b555d5b07bab50c2014454ccb42e

SHA-1:
acc2fc0bf5fe3a84fcefd6a4ec53dc186f14be4e

SHA-256:
26a9786b666deb20c4196d7ce1a1370df3f6d7615ccc07d0f42c51a09687614e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The installer is a co-bundle distribution utility that might contain adware or various unwanted programs. While the software it is providing is typically clean, some of the donwload manager offers could be classified as unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:42:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CBS.CBSInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.1.20.10

File size:
902.1 KB (923,784 bytes)

Product version:
5, 4, 0, 145

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
CNET Download.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cbsidlm-cbsi145-paperscan_free_edition-seo-75338045.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/21/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CBS Interactive, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=CBS Interactive, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

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:
4E4BA2EE1F4C2B3D88BE589DA3471167

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2013 8:02:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LzDVUV+UnxYeC1rbYgW/z+bnecw3MyU8uPwlvGX:LW/PCFdI+rec+7

Entry address:
0x220A80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9263

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
880 KB (901,120 bytes)