client-installer.exe

Elite Dangerous Launcher

Frontier Developments Plc

The application client-installer.exe, “Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup ” by Frontier Developments Plc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments   (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:
Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:
Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:
0.4.2220.0

MD5:
d23ae4b71da2bfb54fe40b4abfb90c53

SHA-1:
dd790127ca2b4146e5f6692462f0b86f8dccb0ae

SHA-256:
c5461a73dde201f8594260128edbcbeed95669952bffc074cb6e7315f2f8f786

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:
4/20/2024 3:05:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

File size:
108.6 MB (113,843,792 bytes)

Product version:
0.4.2220.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\client-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/24/2014 11:18:55 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 11:18:55 AM

Subject:
E=purchasing@frontier.co.uk, CN=Frontier Developments Plc, O=Frontier Developments Plc, L=Cambridge, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11219BB25BBD8DDDACA8B34865E9183DD223

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 3:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
3145728:NJCx/l+U4b0vEwLaFZknULHs9FBiC54UzXlFo2t:Ns/YR4v3uFanJ9mC54qXlFo2t

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file client-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

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