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steamhelper.exe

The application steamhelper.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 32 anti-malware scanners. It uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme.
MD5:
595630fe80b5489317f2544d7f4bc485

SHA-1:
f9feab91d306a1a5dcd2bab0889461992e7bf5ea

SHA-256:
525d64ae7542c857fc83100e53e3d127c06a39dc29522d3c731c1587f2012318

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/11/2025 5:40:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.MultiPlug.18
549

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.MultiPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MultiPlug
2015.08.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/MultiPlug.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Adware.MultiPlug.18
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:FakeDownload-G [PUP]
2014.9-150805

AVG
Generic6
2016.0.3027

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MultiPlug
4.0.3.1585

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.MultiPlug.18
1.0.20.1085

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Terkcop-68
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.MultiPlug.VE
22924

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader15.14141
9.0.1.0217

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.MultiPlug.18
8.15.08.05.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.NN (variant)
9.12038

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Generic.AC.1753378
8/5/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-d53108b6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.MultiPlug
11.2015-05-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.MultiPlug.18
15.8.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16770

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug
14.0.0.1628

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MultiPlug
v2015.08.05.10

McAfee
MultiPlug
5600.6683

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/InstalleRex
1.1.11903.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.MultiPlug.18
16.0.0.651

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.WebPick.dulxhy
0.30.24.2668

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.08.05.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.8.5.10

Sophos
Generic PUA PJ (PUA)
4.98

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EH215
10.465.05

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.Multiplug
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
MultiPlug
42604

File size:
219 KB (224,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\temp\steamhelper.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2012 9:45:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qbuuo4I3QRjNPCmwfBWft2SYa/D9ggZY:xuotQTzft2SJxggZY

Entry address:
0x731C

Entry point:
E8, 52, 11, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, 74, 41, 00, E8, 5E, 16, 00, 00, E8, 1F, 13, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E5, 10, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C6, 0A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4233

Code size:
49 KB (50,176 bytes)

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