sonar_platinum_setup_23.1.0.32.exe

SONAR Platinum

Cakewalk Inc

The application sonar_platinum_setup_23.1.0.32.exe, “SONAR Platinum Setup ” by Cakewalk Inc 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:
Cakewalk, Inc.   (signed by Cakewalk Inc)

Product:
SONAR Platinum

Description:
SONAR Platinum Setup

MD5:
92ec8a772bf99d31c01a02d7d9ccea16

SHA-1:
ab447ab7e723dac2bd668f6f091128fd274521c8

SHA-256:
4e22b6124a6903122c855d06437facd964847be69ddae8ef64c9a03206977eb0

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:
7/7/2025 6:35:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.9.10

File size:
453 MB (474,989,128 bytes)

Product version:
23.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2016 Cakewalk, Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\cakewalk\command center\downloads\sonar_platinum_setup_23.1.0.32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/15/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/15/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Cakewalk Inc, O=Cakewalk Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

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

Serial number:
5CF805F8CA49EFD9D3A654E8FEA8887E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

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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Entropy:
7.8710

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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