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PTFB Pro

Technology Lighthouse

The application ptfbsetup.exe, “PTFB Pro Setup ” by Technology Lighthouse 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.ptfbpro.com.
Publisher:
Technology Lighthouse   (signed by Technology Lighthouse)

Product:
PTFB Pro

Description:
PTFB Pro Setup

Version:
5.0.3.0

MD5:
5addbaa2803c84fe4150839c805392da

SHA-1:
37ebc581f9fc5e04e9bba5aaa5f35084a884c3ff

SHA-256:
3601a272cb669e2b2a352a798162f4a11083583259ac0baef3b5574f007122b4

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:
4/28/2024 5:39:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.17.3

File size:
7.8 MB (8,200,472 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.3.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 Technology Lighthouse

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Lighthouse

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/25/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Technology Lighthouse, O=Technology Lighthouse, STREET=9 Nursery Gardens, L=Irvine, S=North Ayrshire, PostalCode=KA11 3BU, C=GB

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

Serial number:
769D17442B580BA9B2647AA48645CD5E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

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 ptfbsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.ptfbpro.com/ptfbpro_download.php

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