the larry sanders show - season 3 - pdtv.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application the larry sanders show - season 3 - pdtv.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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.download-provider.org.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a2f8cec96468668664b7222c59d7c787

SHA-1:
3b72e884e043ef0d7ca897b04751a9f7c1c1576d

SHA-256:
5517d4d7bb2932a0ac9e554e49d6a029c19539790ff0eece3e53dbf8207bdc8c

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:15:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.90992
963

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.155.64

AVG
Could be an adware MultiBundle
2014.0.3955

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.90992
1.0.20.840

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.InstallCore.MJLR
18579

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.90992
8.14.06.17.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ND potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.90992
11.2014-17-06_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.90992
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712431

Malwarebytes
v2014.06.17.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.90992
15.0.0.504

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.i
14.6.17.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Injected.Win32.4
2.0.0.1828

File size:
626.2 KB (641,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the larry sanders show - season 3 - pdtv.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

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:CBopiAlYRJdbDhFTPrkDqzYYcM2qFC2ulymZWuLR1y3kb+1Cr7lcmk:CBo8AlYRNJPrqqt2qFCjl3/yUgIlcmk

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8345

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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