setup.exe

VirusKeeper 2017 Free Edition

AxBx

The application setup.exe, “VirusKeeper 2017 Free Edition antivirus ” by AxBx 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:
AxBx   (signed by AxBx)

Product:
VirusKeeper 2017 Free Edition

Description:
VirusKeeper 2017 Free Edition antivirus

Version:
17.4.5

MD5:
96b33f474530eca91becef1abc33ccf3

SHA-1:
5ef26dd9da36f0d39e0968e369be985914ea2f35

SHA-256:
fa850c06cb723b1b1a338397b80f4f263f41cebf38258c6a9212a1f02574becb

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:
5/4/2024 3:19:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.10.14

File size:
104.8 MB (109,858,584 bytes)

Product version:
17.4.5

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006-2017 AxBx.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/9/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/11/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AxBx, O=AxBx, L=Villeneuve d ascq, S=Nord, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5BA14D8F0DDEB4C8803D390F27114ED2

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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