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hoboware_updater.exe

HOBOware

Onset Computer Corporation

The application hoboware_updater.exe, “HOBOware Setup ” by Onset Computer 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:
Onset Computer Corporation   (signed by Onset Computer Corporation)

Product:
HOBOware

Description:
HOBOware Setup

Version:
3.6.1.0

MD5:
4bd1e9063e47211628ac6a6848256e93

SHA-1:
f3eceb8aae1327a887a62506c6aeb94a2ae13ece

SHA-256:
fcdbd339b1d3d910ddf8552c527ffc705ee29052456d2b2851ba58d17cdb9fc2

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:
5/1/2024 6:43:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.30.3

File size:
131.4 MB (137,777,848 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.1

Copyright:
© 2002-2014 Onset Computer Corporation

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Onset Computer Corporation

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Onset Computer Corporation, O=Onset Computer Corporation, STREET=470 MacArthur Blvd., L=Bourne, S=MA, PostalCode=02532, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
68A733760F28F1D11C1B07E4179F007D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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