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horizon.exe

Application Web

Daring Development Inc.

The application horizon.exe, “Application Web Setup ” by Daring Development has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Daring Development Inc.)

Product:
Application Web

Description:
Application Web Setup

MD5:
399ccf583f5c59aed8913ac905427025

SHA-1:
f704e762f63cf2e26921fc64745c819a231a7c5a

SHA-256:
a255819a91194ab8f9a831647aecdfa7d0f796de8eb983e1be2e4a936e97883a

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:14:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2884

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12529

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
12/25/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.12.25.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.12.25.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.151223

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Bundler/Variant
9426

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.136252
2.0.0.2496

File size:
968.5 KB (991,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.4

Copyright:
Internet installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Daring Development Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/18/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/19/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daring Development Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Daring Development Inc., L=Mamaroneck, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
459F52EE0DAEC49DD60050DD4433D2C7

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cfqtty/+VxPiOy7hOSoKiD99bbN54lb7G7SkG/MuYlyZgivMi/pLG:cSU+LZyHWjH34l31kQcIZgGlG

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:
7.9327

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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