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flactomp3.exe

Software 32

The application flactomp3.exe by Software 32 has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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 software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Software 32  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a54f85ea3ddf58da7ad7ee31aefab9f5

SHA-1:
643be2bff8c68df56e229b35306d32ae6d59070a

SHA-256:
fc8295a5c15997964e5dfb666d4508b4ea661ea45d4fdc5889ed646dd320de94

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
5/21/2024 1:34:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.200.114

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3205

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1528

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20657

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)
9.10990

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/8/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.190.14599

McAfee
Artemis!A54F85EA3DDF
5600.6861

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djeets
0.30.0.64448

Sophos
Generic PUA GE
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36512

File size:
745.7 KB (763,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flactomp3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software 32

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software 32, O=Software 32, STREET=4554 CALIFORNIA AVE SW, L=Seattle, S=WA, PostalCode=98116, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E7733C7CF6D4F729BF0F5009B3EB3D36

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fYFaLXpn3nFMesxSmuHvvhSFDZp4NylMpSfUY0J3Bi33wlYNoWlTKa4h3cbFZ8FI:fYFSX5mpxW0CNylMpScpJ833doWlWa4G

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8254

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file flactomp3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/84/94/.../flactomp3.exe

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