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sdstart.exe

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The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pctools.com.
Publisher:
PC Tools

Description:
Spyware Doctor Setup

Version:
6.0.1.441

MD5:
46986e023eccf958ba17b577115f1e91

SHA-1:
8d290ba8ebef270758cfa140e03badf0385b09c3

SHA-256:
b5d8226da1dd96db071ff2589f1754f26cc699c708f639935d4ada6a3851dade

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:58:13 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
16.3 MB (17,046,641 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 PC Tools

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:1GhDTQtl5+/T8F1yykWoPowjuJafAkDevga0HTdmblH4mrvErZ6SFJZ:AhnGbm86WYCpHIdU5A82JZ

Entry address:
0x9A54

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 72, 96, FF, FF, E8, 79, A8, FF, FF, E8, A4, CA, FF, FF, E8, EB, CA, FF, FF, E8, 12, F3, FF, FF, E8, 79, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 02, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, CB, A0, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 06, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, 23, 97, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

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

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

The file sdstart.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pctools.com/.../sdstart.exe

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