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PELock Demo

PELock, LLC

The application pelock.exe, “PELock Demo Setup ” by PELock 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.pelock.com.
Publisher:
PELock LLC   (signed by PELock, LLC)

Product:
PELock Demo

Description:
PELock Demo Setup

Version:
2.03.0.0

MD5:
6ec5138f3b24c5a91ed3761687c5217a

SHA-1:
3f85a502e743649c90521374db700d7a5d39b724

SHA-256:
1d800d26b23ca2c428c4689ec20225a5af5955bf4d146955d8f55294926edbaf

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:
9/15/2025 2:30:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.2.3

File size:
5.7 MB (6,000,232 bytes)

Product version:
2.03.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2002-2016 PELock LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PELock, LLC

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
7/10/2015 2:11:02 PM

Valid to:
7/10/2017 5:21:20 AM

Subject:
E=support@pelock.com, CN="PELock, LLC", O="PELock, LLC", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA, OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
123CA06887D656

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

https://www.pelock.com/.../pelock.exe

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