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k-lite_setup.exe

Creative Internet Ltd

The application k-lite_setup.exe by Creative Internet 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.klite-download.com.
Publisher:
Creative Internet Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
473a89acba3d145ab8806f6cdec0494c

SHA-1:
62b726bddbca1113e0f4dd4f9dd82be56a7612c7

SHA-256:
5daa1c5a744238d44e21cdea51137fba7a9cf835964be2b4d38adbc9fbc79e3c

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

Analysis date:
5/9/2024 5:16:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.9.22.12

File size:
624.5 KB (639,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\k-lite_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Creative Internet Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Creative Internet Ltd, O=Creative Internet Ltd, STREET=64 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, L=SOUTHWARK, S=London, PostalCode=SE1 0AS, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00B0260B1A6AF7BB022FE065132251B61D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4oMJfsGN9wy8sxzin+yAcJJgq0ydbkA5Ew4LlKVJaEdjQB0dL9X+upd:fMJfsAGy8uin+DcJW7yJQlGwF0t9X

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8250

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file k-lite_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.klite-download.com/cid/372023161.1380697643/download/klite-download.com/.../K-Lite_Setup.exe

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