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putty_setup.exe

The application putty_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
853100d3fae97fac2940d5cd1b37bbbe

SHA-1:
3d3be76e90140fafca5f30ca51f7e6fe05251fbd

SHA-256:
a321222abc5db7d84a05b08b39f0d91c5043b8d07c3782efa22116ac73633714

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:16:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.AX.1
7.11.115.100

Bkav FE
W32.Clod823.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAX
17323

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0216

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
9.9087

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of extreme-racers_setup.exe
2015.9.9.20

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Freemium.A
v2015.08.04.09

McAfee
Artemis!853100D3FAE9
5600.6684

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.8.4.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9712

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1122
7.2.252

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
23654

File size:
608.4 KB (622,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YSgyMJfsGufL6hd9whdre1fCh3xW85S9xPVsHqqdIN1nix3r8V:0yMJfsvfhL6j19xdsrdIiF

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7687

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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