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mlking.exe

MailList King

Xequte Software

The application mlking.exe by Xequte 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 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 files.downloadnow.com.
Publisher:
Xequte Software   (signed by Xequte Software)

Product:
MailList King

Version:
12.3.814.1173

MD5:
fdd0c4ea108c2ebcb4cd7948e8ea2ff6

SHA-1:
52da18a0d65347460a8993b2394765ed137e3e02

SHA-256:
5813d503a30fee799c500e9319cbaba8ab8d790699e0a4bdb181bc641933084b

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:
4/25/2024 8:59:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.16.22

File size:
5.8 MB (6,102,144 bytes)

Product version:
v12.03

Copyright:
Xequte Software 1998-2012

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Independent de la llengua

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xequte Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Xequte Software, O=Xequte Software, STREET=52 Winsley Tce, STREET=Churton Park, L=Wellington, S=NA, PostalCode=6037, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
56FDA36EB48FF20B494B06F90B39636B

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/.../28/55/.../mlking.exe

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