bandinabox_realband_setup.exe

Band-in-a-Box and RealBand

PG Music Inc.

The application bandinabox_realband_setup.exe by PG Music 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:
PG Music Inc.   (signed by PG Music Inc.)

Product:
Band-in-a-Box and RealBand

Version:
2015.0.0.414

MD5:
c48e806179275ea05708be774087446b

SHA-1:
dbfc40de7bfa7aea3530496c3ba700e2d91e9316

SHA-256:
a60aee496fac119a4174900a70c86d74a25f383cd6edc7591c534c564472af65

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:
5/8/2025 11:47:46 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.19.20

File size:
317.4 MB (332,788,688 bytes)

Product version:
2015.0.0.414

Copyright:
Copyright © PG Music Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/12/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PG Music Inc., O=PG Music Inc., POBox=V8Z 1T3, STREET=29 Cadillac Ave, L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8Z 1T3, C=CA

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

Serial number:
25910915F2A9D5DCFD44AD1D4E01E1DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9949

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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