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guardsupport.exe

Setup Factory 8.0 Runtime

MicroNames Ltd.

The application guardsupport.exe, “Setup Application” by MicroNames has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Setup Factory installer.
Publisher:
MicroNames Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Factory 8.0 Runtime

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
8.2.1.0

MD5:
9f35add2a9377595dc41220086d341ae

SHA-1:
a15404c54555d9a82a9e335bb4f5c3ff3d2ee05a

SHA-256:
c94d5004a11389925ea40e3def8f7feace94f7a211f824553d2025647dcc98ed

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/7/2026 7:31:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.264370
351

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MicroLab
16.02.18

avast!
Win32:Adware-ADL [PUP]
2014.9-160218

AVG
Dropper.Generic7
2017.0.2829

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.264370
1.0.20.245

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18347

Dr.Web
Adware.Siggen.27175
9.0.1.049

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.264370
8.16.02.18.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.EOTPZAU (variant)
10.8430

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NKUPOBX
2/18/2016

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.264370
11.2016-18-02_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.264370
16.2.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hebogo
14.0.0.641

Malwarebytes
Adware.Korad
v2016.02.18.07

McAfee
Artemis!2471D7F68090
5600.6485

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.264370
17.0.0.147

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MicroNames.Installer (M)
16.2.18.19

Sophos
Generic PUA MI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_KRADDARE
7.2.49

Trend Micro
ADW_KRADDARE
10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
TrojanDropper.VB
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29680

ViRobot
Adware.Agent.785944[h]
2014.3.20.0

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.7.23

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Hebogo.Win32.145
2.0.0.1803

File size:
762 KB (780,296 bytes)

Product version:
8.2.1.0

Copyright:
Setup Engine Copyright © 2004-2009 Indigo Rose Corporation

Trademarks:
Setup Factory is a trademark of Indigo Rose Corporation.

Original file name:
suf80_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\guardsupport\guardsupport.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MicroNames Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2011 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/28/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MicroNames Ltd., OU=IT, O=MicroNames Ltd., L=Guro-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71EADF6347D76C842389C834D3A58AEB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/7/2009 4:53:27 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bRMcgCYxPVQ1KRLLIyDASbumfbKFsdrojwSzunLEjzaQ/K1V+q2n0zMtt7f5EJVw:OcgCYQ1LGum4sx8Kofd/uV+3n0zK7fGM

Entry address:
0x3079

Entry point:
E8, FB, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 04, 89, 7D, FC, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 4D, 0C, C1, E9, 07, 66, 0F, EF, C0, EB, 08, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 66, 0F, 7F, 07, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 10, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 20, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 30, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 40, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 50, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 60, 66, 0F, 7F, 47, 70, 8D, BF, 80, 00, 00, 00, 49, 75, D0, 8B, 7D, FC, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 89, 7D, FC, 8B, 45, 08, 99, 8B, F8, 33, FA, 2B, FA, 83, E7, 0F, 33, FA, 2B, FA, 85, FF, 75, 3C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.7927  (probably packed)

Code size:
32 KB (32,768 bytes)

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