nexus mod manager-0.63.13.exe

Nexus Mod Manager

Black Tree Gaming Ltd.

The application nexus mod manager-0.63.13.exe, “Nexus Mod Manager Setup ” by Black Tree Gaming 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 cdn.discordapp.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Black Tree Gaming   (signed by Black Tree Gaming Ltd.)

Product:
Nexus Mod Manager

Description:
Nexus Mod Manager Setup

Version:
0.63.13

MD5:
63ffe8f705ab0831db0dbdec161440a7

SHA-1:
1487009062fe0dcf03d0c3f6787715ab4124a84d

SHA-256:
08d07488736ebd32b8e26d50f9e7f54885ea1f1e7fe388b26bffa5987682f207

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:
5/8/2024 6:03:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.20.18

File size:
6.1 MB (6,441,176 bytes)

Product version:
0.63.13

Copyright:
Copyright © Black Tree Gaming 2011-2016

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nexus mod manager-0.63.13.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/19/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/18/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Black Tree Gaming Ltd., O=Black Tree Gaming Ltd., L=Exeter, S=Devon, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
376E224F44326C6231C32646A9630157

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9993

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file nexus mod manager-0.63.13.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/195934477145473024/.../Nexus_Mod_Manager-0.63.13.exe

http://nmm.nexusmods.com/Releases/.../Nexus Mod Manager-0.63.13.exe

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