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Project Clock Standard

CyberMatrix Corporation, Inc.

The application pcssetup.exe, “Project Clock Standard Setup ” by CyberMatrix 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 www.cybermatrix.com.
Publisher:
CyberMatrix Corporation, Inc.   (signed by CyberMatrix Corporation, Inc.)

Product:
Project Clock Standard

Description:
Project Clock Standard Setup

MD5:
918f4feec6d37a0625a87e051a212360

SHA-1:
fe584aa52470f829a37fb5de72577efcde7daf21

SHA-256:
776e3d49084405ce7864a9d813b66ac391843872756f9280b5e5a4b0bac715c0

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:
4/29/2024 2:21:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.7.9

File size:
6.4 MB (6,681,696 bytes)

Product version:
10.13

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CyberMatrix Corporation, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/3/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/3/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="CyberMatrix Corporation, Inc.", OU=Security, O="CyberMatrix Corporation, Inc.", STREET="#224, 3104-30th Ave", L=Vernon, S=BC, PostalCode=V1T 9M9, C=CA

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

Serial number:
00CDB83D5EB5E1E67F8A259D5CE07A1F0C

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9989

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.cybermatrix.com/.../pcssetup.exe

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