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microsoft_security_essentials_2.exe

Unitech LLC

The application microsoft_security_essentials_2.exe by Unitech 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.
Publisher:
Unitech LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2ec7d936c9609f6f12a9a5df4c61f1e4

SHA-1:
f4304bd3f43406d865374c1e0ce9fed806266211

SHA-256:
fdf96f2412069f51cede9010cce4b4eb00ec4348f4be3750bda09ca1dbe50425

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:
4/24/2024 11:11:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Unitech.Installer (M)
16.2.12.19

File size:
3.2 MB (3,332,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\microsoft_security_essentials_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Unitech LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/13/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Unitech LLC, O=Unitech LLC, STREET="Kashirskoe sh. 9, bld. 1", STREET="premises IV, room 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow area, PostalCode=115230, C=RU

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

Serial number:
008422F9D83C113BC0C58A45C1B790465B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 3:20:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Fc1k8VO82XHJBA+56Natnm6k7g4QTgDvasGps1:02XHJBVFtP4/DvR

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9768

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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