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fileviewpro.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 fileviewpro.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 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:
61aaf6c8595bf484d67150b8f4949981

SHA-1:
10e4a3ef332009e384a9d93a39be64d9574bc464

SHA-256:
5296cf239ff17b71ab512be68dd6360324fed51cc8a6b0779e06d8c3fdd8db04

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:43:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.125.26

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2016.0.3211

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1521

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AX
17609

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.113
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ES (variant)
9.9289

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-252ebb0b
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2015.02.01.10

McAfee
Artemis!40C599D84F09
5600.6867

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH
15.2.1.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15130

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0114
7.2.32

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25546

File size:
663.6 KB (679,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2016 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9MJfsG4HfYwcCUI4XMzsoe8+MEGwg9ZzHRpvPOThHP49EYDycyMbegkYZwcZMEZC:9MJfs/Htcw4cAo1BRRHRpPKwpZe8wcZs

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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Entropy:
7.8445

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file fileviewpro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../2046312

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