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setup_a3launcher.exe

A3Launcher

Matthew McConnell

The application setup_a3launcher.exe, “A3Launcher Setup ” by Matthew McConnell 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:
Maca134   (signed by Matthew McConnell)

Product:
A3Launcher

Description:
A3Launcher Setup

MD5:
7f442ace3a28863b2af6a43b4e90660e

SHA-1:
ac56aa5cfe01c6d88d2ec92c832e1a6d68b07884

SHA-256:
5485e005feb46c874099423e895eab2bfc48104a665984a837a0ce17d1e9cc58

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:
5/9/2025 9:15:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.30.22

File size:
13.4 MB (14,022,488 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.4.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup_a3launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Matthew McConnell

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
5/26/2015 7:18:13 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2017 7:11:32 PM

Subject:
E=maca134@gmail.com, CN=Matthew McConnell, L=Lancashire, S=Lancashire, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA, OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
11BA565FBB72FE

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:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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