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PCPerformerSetup.exe

Forty Seven Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application PCPerformerSetup.exe by Forty Seven Tech Software has been detected as adware 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 InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 1ab81633.down36bucket.us.
Publisher:
PCPerformer  (signed by Forty Seven Tech Software LLC)

Product:
PCPerformer

Version:
14.10.8.12

MD5:
1a9ef8fc7e9d53abc90c069e64c89558

SHA-1:
218f0b3641d16d8b32f2657457c2e3e9f7e21cda

SHA-256:
24465096087c9fc58cbfc73b46c7baf564881d2f924a6e3f595dc44362541ecd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 12:01:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.FortySev.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.18

File size:
1.2 MB (1,280,256 bytes)

Product version:
14.10.8.12

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
PCPerformerSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Forty Seven Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 6:13:53 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 6:13:53 AM

Subject:
CN=Forty Seven Tech Software LLC, O=Forty Seven Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27C178FAD33D6A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 11:13:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SEiFIUmVZXMRXi6kgaINVRX/diX2n0e435qkLeI+t2r48WccYaDVGOjbvD/+XbdH:2FIUmzXsXiTcNjPdiGnT65qkYt2r48WS

Entry address:
0x71B1

Entry point:
E8, BC, D4, FF, FF, E9, FE, B4, 00, 00, C7, 01, 80, B5, 41, 00, E9, DB, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 80, B5, 41, 00, E8, C8, 5E, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 86, 6F, 00, 00, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 6A, 00, FF, 15, E0, B1, 41, 00, 89, 45, F0, 8B, 45, F0, 50, FF, 15, 00, B0, 41, 00, 89, 45, F8, 68, 5E, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 05, 8B, 4D, F8, 51, FF, 15, 14, B0, 41, 00, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, FC, 52, 8B, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 18, B0, 41, 00, 6A, 02, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
7.4889

Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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

http://1ab81633.down36bucket.us/.../$$$gkcc3$cc4a687ca964c1398a0cda765aed0e?uniqueid=4df42f0970f94c12bffc7e8109dceaaa&session=1412771823&cid=296&tid=&cmpid=51&subid=3405&clickid=&cert=fsts&token=2bcf82f8dbaca63d538b1f082592c559&ts=1412771857

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