hmcook970-installer.exe

Home Cookin

Mountain Software

The application hmcook970-installer.exe, “Home Cookin Recipe Software ” by Mountain Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
Mountain Software   (signed by Mountain Software)

Product:
Home Cookin

Description:
Home Cookin Recipe Software

Version:
9.70

MD5:
a4f93e69ee50f41b48aa1284fcd85737

SHA-1:
08cd5938d334538c48fc362e3fa243e2a534b153

SHA-256:
dd8fa326223f2d79b639872d2a9905a7686ab50077ed6ca004f63b249feffd61

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:
5/2/2024 6:22:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.9.13

File size:
1.3 MB (1,366,400 bytes)

Product version:
9.70

Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Mountain Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/16/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Mountain Software, O=Mountain Software, STREET=6911 NE Livingston Road, L=Camas, S=Washington, PostalCode=98607, C=US

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

Serial number:
0577CE08AE7CC39DACCD17281C428BB6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9906

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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