elitedangerous-client-installer.exe

Elite Dangerous Launcher

Frontier Developments Plc

The application elitedangerous-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 self-extracting archive and installer 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:
0.4.4084.0

MD5:
abee2449b205d4be604f342ff4de1928

SHA-1:
b173d10d236bf8dd56275fde1a792a6f43da9d44

SHA-256:
aca0ba1bc2263b75e5ca118113fc3bf5646dd4abd0b06cc595c2f8da5ba7e74e

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:
5/16/2024 4:33:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

File size:
122.1 MB (128,066,872 bytes)

Product version:
0.4.4084.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/24/2014 5:18:55 PM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 5:18:55 PM

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 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
3145728:kJCxS565Ii6HLKr0zys03mnNHKrhFdNCfGvGBE/M7:ks1V+dz/03mnNHKJsG0d7

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file elitedangerous-client-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

https://www.frontierstore.net/eur/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

http://hosting.zaonce.net/.../Client-Installer-DX11.exe

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