ark survival evolved.exe

Lipipo

Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ark survival evolved.exe, “Lipipo Setup ” by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o 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.bytesendclear.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:

Product:
Lipipo

Description:
Lipipo Setup

MD5:
15d7461de7b0751b4f0af0574b4abe10

SHA-1:
c8684da476ad5e91101785662c70e28798e575fb

SHA-256:
8965128361b1fb74d48d693990d57aa542003c687d0180dbd6f0452c73f53488

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:40:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.RingierA.Installer (M)
16.4.14.17

File size:
981.5 KB (1,005,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ark survival evolved.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., OU=IT, O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., L=Warszawa, S=mazowieckie, C=PL

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

Serial number:
557243849A8D8DD9D7B27195479D3647

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4hSbYQeXL0gjjQAJ6WNiLiBBLB6wK9q3Z9OfS:40EQ6L0+jQ+6QiLoRB6wK9mXd

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ark survival evolved.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.bytesendclear.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