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dbcleaner.exe

Database Cleaner

Ashisoft

The application dbcleaner.exe, “Database Cleaner Setup ” by Ashisoft 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 gsf-cf.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ashisoft   (signed by Ashisoft)

Product:
Database Cleaner

Description:
Database Cleaner Setup

MD5:
20527ef3fe52f46e6257fc2b6ab652f2

SHA-1:
05187d63c21af2df920e5a7f646b6a634f3c3762

SHA-256:
4984392ec22e5ebce2d0a17bd18d4f740f76fcbd2c0c09e4751d7ada17657ad3

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:
4/27/2024 12:38:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.8.12

File size:
687.8 KB (704,336 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
Ashisoft all rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ashisoft

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/9/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ashisoft, O=Ashisoft, STREET=11-4-613/1 A.C Guards, L=Hyderabad, S=AP, PostalCode=500004, C=IN

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

Serial number:
6E594A25110288D84CC933CEECF761F4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 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:
7.9646

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file dbcleaner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/051/87d/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=69680502&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1447788969&Signature=H4AGs7bcd9yFIjcwWjUOQZJ3Pv1Oy8Q~FJ-vpAADxNt3iqnzTkdUFYTV1Ylfijd1NIhnVt30MjYCOj8tK6IOJQUKvf-XBtmAH30lYhRW3vWuVe~Z~M0kyFAPwMDAnT2jGvQWME3RXKiDWvgBjPhN66Cwr8T4QR5S9uhlcu-Mvg0_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&filename=dbcleaner.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/051/87d/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=69680502&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1446582169&Signature=SqQeCwf9nqKEVmk95dmlteN8UqvWIqLpCu07szoIfZXbXH5GjEwF2zLMwJrdriJYu2xys~zkUb~mUst3Dliv0cxDXm8YuI2Q~TY9qLy4enUKZ5yeBrJkvhx5GR6ft~TRjDOVdDkLzrxKE7PU2eLty3bHGzmPmofeSusF-xq-Aq8_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&filename=dbcleaner.exe

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