age_of_empires_ii_-_the_age_of_kings.exe

Mana

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application age_of_empires_ii_-_the_age_of_kings.exe, “Mana Setup ” by Webcellence has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.giftnewgift.com.
Publisher:
Map   (signed by Webcellence Ltd.)

Product:
Mana

Description:
Mana Setup

MD5:
165c8cc52a36fe0094efefc5f921bfe4

SHA-1:
8b161a687d9580cbf2020a2c16e8156eeaf38f22

SHA-256:
ebe9ebd30ed180198c61e73f969340fa53c4a67355073286cb574cc28af8525e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/17/2024 9:48:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.16

File size:
1.2 MB (1,277,368 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\age_of_empires_ii_-_the_age_of_kings.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2A9FE0366B280B65E2788E33BDF8123E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file age_of_empires_ii_-_the_age_of_kings.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.giftnewgift.com/PW ibXKT0g59CU aXPRqXkZX9M8vV5krNSPBT5ly_cKFYtVEEsUy7KtiALqwrsCx9 oBKSXnxJbUWi7vCcbq4lpgiXvssk609w4v1KUDOCGXag2fFNNIgBVmnsTXrvNjQfLeHR8 WuPbo5tnrDoA VlaDVlcadrU9t5OKd2z2X467svWfUz1fL4NjoBmmxRRdIp_78ZZqhB8rPAnYgMJ97FGnaH7Xdji5ZzbdSfxqaKNlPfIWb0=-G6UAAMRyW2s0MaSfKd7Qve9NH9gDRaccOLSygCJvB7nLt3vKgpAFbKY9nGv8LqZoN9Q7QwdIbJiPguuX1UbuXxYcz Uj Lm3kxr_fqzpGG3FpcIoCbgyyHJxYtQ3rMbLw1rkAQ==

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