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Index.Dat Viewer

Pointstone Software, LLC

The application indexdatviewersetup.exe, “Index.Dat Viewer Installer” by Pointstone 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.winsite.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Pointstone Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Index.Dat Viewer

Description:
Index.Dat Viewer Installer

Version:
4.0.0.51

MD5:
9853ea920aa4a90cdd7c4ce39968d1ea

SHA-1:
33ade210a9ba2ffbd5c3cfa34edb646ce903b985

SHA-256:
f71ab312e789d5e4f3e5ad0dc91107091dd9ac4b015c41d295b80403a6c10190

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 4:47:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Pointstone.Installer
16.2.23.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,187,360 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © Pointstone Software, LLC

Trademarks:
Index.Dat Viewer is a trademark of Pointstone Software, LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\indexdatviewersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pointstone Software, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/12/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/13/2019 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Pointstone Software, LLC", O="Pointstone Software, LLC", L=Newark, S=DE, PostalCode=19713, C=US

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

Serial number:
1E600E539078A378196FBC5627EB6553

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 7:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dN1uMiD2H61D27rf/f6fzZzHZn85137IFJv3ytcbNwpXEovF4:z1uMqE61C3fiz93FtQ3UgF

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9807

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file indexdatviewersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.winsite.com/Internet/Security/Index-dat-Viewer/.../619660

http://dl1.pointstone.com/download/freeware/.../IndexDatViewerSetup.exe

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