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powertabinstaller.exe

InstallCore© Installer

CBS Interactive

The application powertabinstaller.exe, “InstallCore© Installer ” by CBS Interactive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the DownloadCom Spot Install installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
InstallCore ©   (signed by CBS Interactive)

Product:
InstallCore© Installer

Description:
InstallCore© Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ff9dc3ded006bb6e82b8a1f8953ffda0

SHA-1:
b015e156981266900f2213d13fbdcfd5dc856dc4

SHA-256:
a9573f8c341eb43de1ce21af6d3ced2fd28f87359688e4dddb8f22215b06aa43

Scanner detections:
8 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:25:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.51.164

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.InstallCore.13
1.0.20.1280

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
14350

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.InstallCore.13
8.14.09.13.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.7738

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.InstallCore.13
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.InstallCore.13
14.9.22

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.CBSInteractive.R
14.9.13.22

File size:
408.7 KB (418,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
InstallCore (c) 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CBS Interactive

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2011 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CBS Interactive, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=CBS Interactive, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5BD0BBF0908ABA158E3FF8AACEA4CD92

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ZY7I75dDXJANewD3fL2nJeaKTB8lbWu7it8r99lJabk23gnS1PGd6ELZMMlP+EeO:ZYwdj6+eTBr9e3JYgQGMEFMM02lJ

Entry address:
0xF2FA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, 27, 0B, 00, FC, E5, 21, 2C, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8516

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
364 KB (372,736 bytes)

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