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paragon-partition-manager.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application paragon-partition-manager.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 www.updatestar.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fccd9c87dbff88050da8b042071aabdb

SHA-1:
22988bcd2d4264dd238e67e9411fa850a8e8869c

SHA-256:
199bc617ed366e32882d87d29ce59f823ed02003534373fdac13980570f3ddfb

Scanner detections:
25 / 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.

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:
4/25/2024 1:46:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.146.2

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140829

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3367

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14829

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.UPT
18186

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.552604
8.14.08.29.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected.F trojan
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
8/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-89dd4083
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11913

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2014.08.29.12

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2v
5600.7023

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.685056
14.03.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/dtcontx.L
14.08.29.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.Z
14.8.29.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
Install Core
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0303
7.2.241

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLCORE
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
28678

File size:
669 KB (685,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

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

Serial number:
009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7vptvVqpPXo+HrdkNuX3MmmJalSXGUhjvmWLVGozhj/OuP/th:7vXvV0ddkz82vJGozhj/3h

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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 paragon-partition-manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../1749716

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