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synaptics-pointing-device-driver.exe

The application synaptics-pointing-device-driver.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.updatestar.com.
MD5:
449f41cc4439692ee646a7e79d6908fa

SHA-1:
5b9b3b50e0b4e8d3b9583634e00f80b54ea0623e

SHA-256:
eeee73ecab870a2da8446635215ab5420218bd668e67a31ae08e36143a6b7e71

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:09:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.117.68

AVG
Adware InstallCore.Gen
2015.0.3298

Bkav FE
W32.Clod1dd.Trojan
1.3.0.4924

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17372

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.113
9.0.1.0310

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CF (variant)
8.9121

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10380

McAfee
Artemis!449F41CC4439
5600.6954

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20141106

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.11.06.04

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUA.XPACK-LNR!1.5594
23.00.65.141104

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10254

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0821
7.2.310

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
23938

File size:
619.7 KB (634,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\synaptics-pointing-device-driver.exe

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QVayMJfsG6WbCDyXubn+qvFAdPrd8tLQzNN59goLxZIhTdS1GDs9eJBr:QVayMJfs9ICDVbnrvF4r6QzNN59gvCoB

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8190

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file synaptics-pointing-device-driver.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../2035196

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