setup.exe

Elephant Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application setup.exe by Elephant Tech Software has been detected as adware 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 InstallBrain installer.
Publisher:
Video Perforer  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
Video Perforer

Version:
15.1.7.2

MD5:
3452c17cf98b93c1589930d7076f20aa

SHA-1:
e610c8aaae505947443c5cbe67b5f5843a1f14f3

SHA-256:
165fcb4a5fa30ee1b0235bc8582cfa29a66f286311dcfdd213c99c3d7e8c4852

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:06:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft (M)
17.3.14.17

File size:
996.2 KB (1,020,152 bytes)

Product version:
15.1.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
setup

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 12:14:46 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 12:14:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Elephant Tech Software LLC, O=Elephant Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2D0084486599

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2014 11:28:33 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x656F

Entry point:
E8, 51, 41, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, A4, 14, 41, 00, E9, C1, F9, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, A4, 14, 41, 00, E8, AE, F9, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 0B, EF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 38, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5225

Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

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