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PcPrivacyShieldSetup.exe

PC Privacy Shield

ShieldApps

The application PcPrivacyShieldSetup.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Privacy Shield.” by ShieldApps has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from shieldapps.com.
Publisher:
ShieldApps  (signed and verified)

Product:
PC Privacy Shield

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Privacy Shield.

Version:
2.7.1

MD5:
db3b2ca58b2115b8147cf555ad9e3f56

SHA-1:
cb28850308e9e3ef1ae257ac6c0c5456b47d8bed

SHA-256:
a1706159b4dbba0465b097dc4d8b08e676fed665e05d37f5bc5fa6f40287459b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:31:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.ShieldApps.Installer.Meta
15.7.9.23

File size:
4.3 MB (4,510,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015 ShieldApps

Original file name:
PcPrivacyShieldSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ShieldApps

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/29/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/29/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ShieldApps, O=ShieldApps, L=Encino, S=California, C=US

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

Serial number:
67DE0C1DD82BF1D662F62398AA97EC55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 10:05:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:mG7cl1155MF19Zu5Q5/gjwBtJ9GMdKXIKwoWm6X36huF+0:7uQA5y/gjwBtqEMIt38uF+0

Entry address:
0xC87EC

Entry point:
E8, 4A, CC, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 5D, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, C5, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, C2, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 0C, 77, 1E, E8, 39, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, A1, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 9D, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 14, 66, 89, 06, 0F, 95, C0, 40, 39, 45, 0C, 77, 09, E8, 0A, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, CF, 8B, 45, 10, 83, C0, FE, 83, F8, 22, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.6325

Code size:
1021.5 KB (1,046,016 bytes)

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

http://shieldapps.com/downloads/.../

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