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Publish-iT Pro

Poster Software

The application publishpro.exe, “Publish-iT Pro Setup ” by Poster Software 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.
Publisher:
Poster Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Publish-iT Pro

Description:
Publish-iT Pro Setup

MD5:
aa207d46a91f05b71c8778dd243ab886

SHA-1:
0fc516c01b252a068a118402089cca351aa2efbc

SHA-256:
8342aa7a7209713f79cc17a801a41a21bc8b509dfeea357a5f87a35e2e4ee453

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:
5/7/2024 6:50:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.14.13

File size:
3.8 MB (3,955,256 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © 1999-2014 Poster Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Poster Software

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
1/5/2011 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Poster Software, O=Poster Software, STREET=11002 48th St Ct E, L=Edgewood, S=WA, PostalCode=98372, C=US

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
009ED5EE0A7469F5F9BDA47F8DF4DE4B16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9981

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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