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drivercentre updater download manager.exe

My Program

The AppCenter, Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application drivercentre updater download manager.exe, “My Program Setup ” by The AppCenter has been detected as adware by 6 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.
Publisher:
The AppCenter, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
8e45b86daeff0ae417bc18909a77ae4b

SHA-1:
16ed31f06801ec93c057db65ea0d6dbf9fa00040

SHA-256:
70e2b6aef4c277cb2785a8049aeab28b8adc5c245aff6475a50371c6f6bd64a1

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/2/2024 10:36:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3384

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PZ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ashampoo burning studio free download manager.exe (Adware)
2014.10.25.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TheAppCenter.f
14.8.13.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10278

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
765.2 KB (783,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\drivercentre updater download manager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The AppCenter, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="The AppCenter, Inc.", OU=IT, O="The AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
27D3922D340793E388C74C3C512CFD62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HpvpN2lytHeVajmNAEBjfeYJA0E8w86C5DAddMW9p/q+YRbV1qKTJuO29K:HpvL2aAfBjFJ1RmC5Q/q+MMKTJuOz

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8405

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file drivercentre updater download manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://.../action_redirect.php?action=download_redirect&app_id=412&action_value=app_page&redirect_to=http://.../install_download_par.php?app=drivercentre-updater&user_id=6726043

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