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setup_ccglauncher.exe

CCGLauncher

Matthew McConnell

The application setup_ccglauncher.exe, “CCGLauncher 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ccgnew.launcher.eu.
Publisher:
Maca134   (signed by Matthew McConnell)

Product:
CCGLauncher

Description:
CCGLauncher Setup

MD5:
5dc11c903682fd6a673f28b11efafdf8

SHA-1:
00294105cc8e377388e3e8d4dd12b95e3fcf0a55

SHA-256:
1f8e82efa728a810aa4cf7933a5981f4ab33b13964920d351036d136030e01ff

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:
5/11/2025 1:05:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.6.18

File size:
13.4 MB (14,076,560 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.4.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup_ccglauncher.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)

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

http://ccgnew.launcher.eu/.../setup_ccglauncher.exe

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