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~hotfix-downloader.exe

FVD Downloader

Kuzma Safonov

The application ~hotfix-downloader.exe, “FVD Downloader Setup ” by Kuzma Safonov 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Kuzma Safonov  (signed and verified)

Product:
FVD Downloader

Description:
FVD Downloader Setup

MD5:
2bcd8ca8e557ecb719a6e6c0e187bbeb

SHA-1:
4d03fa376451c28a0b723f943d8d7b7a501c535f

SHA-256:
2746ca0f12799df243c11f31160b9aafa33f854072a2d2bbb45763c7e5339ff8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:55:07 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.KuzmaSaf.Installer (M)
16.5.24.18

File size:
922 KB (944,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kuzma Safonov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/15/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kuzma Safonov, O=Kuzma Safonov, C=UZ

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

Serial number:
00D5508D7420AEF0F616CAA5346E80B7E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2011 4:16:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nMjhS1yKoCVVrpVsCF14gMkimi7Tp7ek+l7dkz2:aw/1VsCF14gZC7eRyz2

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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