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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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
41feb02c05c9c6df01ff71982f6acf04

SHA-1:
d73580cef2d82ce5076f96cba120fcffe6108174

SHA-256:
0653bd9b5800f08dcb7a8979b6f65c899a8c58e396c762d8abce13ef67726156

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:
4/26/2024 6:25:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.KuzmaSafonov.Installer (M)
16.1.9.4

File size:
900.5 KB (922,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\~hotfix-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kuzma Safonov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/15/2013 6:59:59 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:
10/9/2012 3:48:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rS3yBZ4888888888888W88888888888mLRRgjz18OkU/yFf9tNzqVxpuZfGMpp7v:e3yLFwjKOTaftUpuFFHQ1umOJSoxPD

Entry address:
0xF3BC

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, 64, ED, 40, 00, E8, E8, 71, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 89, FA, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 45, FA, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 3B, 41, 00, E8, BE, F7, FF, FF, E8, 65, F3, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, F7, C3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 4C, 66, 41, 00, E8, 6A, 58, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 4C, 66, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
59 KB (60,416 bytes)

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