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NVIDIA PhysX

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The application physx.exe, “NVIDIA PhysX 9.12.1031 ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This file is typically installed with the program Dishonored - Game of the Year Edition by R.G. Mechanics, Panky. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
tapochek.net

Product:
NVIDIA PhysX

Description:
NVIDIA PhysX 9.12.1031

Version:
9.12.1031

MD5:
d1a6214b0098023e5bf78286a44ee19a

SHA-1:
5c9b5f0825fe5fdfa5cf48619ccddb3bad95101a

SHA-256:
90e00f28b3657d939c3f2774368fe9bdb53b8d3b4793ff52cfb6fc062aae6f00

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:53:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.177.36

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Dropper
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.TapoChek.Meta (M)
16.2.23.15

File size:
6.6 MB (6,879,823 bytes)

Product version:
9.12.1031

Copyright:
R.G. Mechanics, spider91

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\[r.g. mechanics] borderlands 2 ru\redist\physx.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Vak1aeg2KEpBa3+1ln7doq4skJCanx17xqmtbSDj16if/Qso/A0:VaveBxn7Kqbjanb7xqwbEjgWToo0

Entry address:
0x9C14

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, D0, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 99, 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, EC, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, EC, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file physx.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Dishonored - Game of the Year Edition  by R.G. Mechanics, Panky
tapochek.net
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