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cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

CPUID CPU-Z

CPUID

The application cpu-z_1.78-en.exe, “CPUID CPU-Z Setup ” by CPUID 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 download.cpuid.com.
Publisher:
CPUID  (signed and verified)

Product:
CPUID CPU-Z

Description:
CPUID CPU-Z Setup

MD5:
753988d8722f491629a2263e9991e05d

SHA-1:
f3c17029a0d7e5dc2860adf7cb0718a4ac96d467

SHA-256:
b00a3b426d4702cf8289453e5779dc981c4262b9de4911579f9bcd7b439cc426

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:
4/26/2024 11:18:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.6.18

File size:
1.6 MB (1,673,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPUID

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2018 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPUID, O=CPUID, L=DUNKERQUE, S=NORD, C=FR

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:
2D8021D84F098E7ABDE199F818E211A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file cpu-z_1.78-en.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.cpuid.com/.../cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

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