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Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download.dk.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
90d72ce0f8afa90948ca7635b1c9e4ef

SHA-1:
5a394f8b2c27dc0d78d3731946d194e180f851b5

SHA-256:
b12eefc2474f71cc069ae6b1420f3236ffbb7abd6fc04dc9452b92c2c253d3a4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:49:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.24.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,104,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadcentral ApS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/10/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/11/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Downloadcentral ApS, L=Odense, S=Odense, C=DK

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:
3E0CD42145109655AB37716301DF2ABC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xCD280

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, A8, 17, 40, 00, E8, A1, E8, FF, FF, 25, 68, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 64, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 60, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, F0, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, EC, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, E8, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 5C, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 58, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 00, 42, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, FC, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, F8, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 54, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 50, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 4C, 41, 48, 00, 8B, C0, 53...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
837.5 KB (857,600 bytes)

The file installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.download.dk/load/multimedie/screen-capture/.../38379

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