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easy-display-manager.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application easy-display-manager.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.updatestar.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bf3cf8df4ceb1afc0a325adb7726cf00

SHA-1:
ce45a5d3175e8dbdb51aa7dc10238fd85f44f36a

SHA-256:
6cb31a7ba073054c64d9488ed20a9a58028194e538d580e56cf1a4bfbb8dc51b

Scanner detections:
24 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:27:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.InstallCore
15.03.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.QO.6
7.11.112.90

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2016.0.3165

Bkav FE
W32.Clod578.Trojan
1.3.0.4415

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17238

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.079

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.DY
9.9025

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/InstallCore.DY
3/20/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_web-freer.exe (PUP)
2015.6.25.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.9980

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.2319

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.UpdateStar.A
v2015.03.20.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!BF3CF8DF4CEB
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcuocj
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.622520
14.07.13.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.UpdateStarGmbH
15.3.20.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15318

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.94

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1019
7.2.79

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
23180

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.36
2.0.0.1774

File size:
607.9 KB (622,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\easy-display-manager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

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

Serial number:
009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EkOyMJfsGPnwyf+BA4KTRcST3tCtrkEDvL0ZK1GJEyZ0wrDAp0o:VOyMJfsinw64KTBdkviKryRMp0o

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file easy-display-manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../2037707

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