googleearthsetup.exe

Prog Generic

Program

The application googleearthsetup.exe, “Prog Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 unipdfconverter.com.
Publisher:
Program

Product:
Prog Generic

Description:
Prog Generic Setup

Version:
1.1.4.3

MD5:
b6a542f7dafd717c41dc70314b0b9b5a

SHA-1:
9557a1aed01e1828423d18ba8a6d51c96a89b9d8

SHA-256:
dcd685c2e6563697e49d7a3e987a9a0c640ef6e3f29d1ebaa75ca30a6d642b84

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 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:
4/19/2024 1:17:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
150602-1

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZP potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.7.8.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
688.4 KB (704,948 bytes)

Product version:
4.6

Copyright:
Internet Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\administrador\meus documentos\downloads\googleearthsetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4iPaygkgYtOvnwrO/a3o+KQmanQdP+VghRBg5GlkJobROBUPHjka1vkEf0zJmk:4iPTuY+5vQJQdskRySosvvfmck

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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