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PriMus Free

Columbus Soft

The application setupprimusfree.exe, “Setup for PriMus Free 1.1 Build 10790 ” by Columbus Soft 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 www.columbussoft.de.
Publisher:
Columbus Soft   (signed by Columbus Soft)

Product:
PriMus Free

Description:
Setup for PriMus Free 1.1 Build 10790

Version:
1.1.0.10790

MD5:
a5bb4ee60bdc163013006a7f55ee14db

SHA-1:
643fed5b0448ae88277286569f14413848f9fd27

SHA-256:
96f2dcb71d1868844bce828a48bf5ce224c814ca493a9ce0b57c682aa1e21f98

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:
5/9/2024 6:32:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.2.4

File size:
3.2 MB (3,310,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.10790

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Columbus Soft

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Columbus Soft, O=Columbus Soft, STREET=Im Hirtengrund 2, L=Darmstadt, S=Hessen, PostalCode=64297, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4F898406F05C2B718D5A1718304F3746

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)

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

https://www.columbussoft.de/.../SetupPriMusFree.exe

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