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Casus

PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application bluestacks.exe, “Casus Setup ” by PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings) 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 cdndownloadpr.com.
Publisher:
PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Casus

Description:
Casus Setup

MD5:
8ea8ee4ed94e3a83f8f213fd43f37198

SHA-1:
395ae7e3ac00dca5eb3dde971ac86ac0581b1bd9

SHA-256:
fcc5c42a7ed7ce614a9d081f3ca06d616b08bb21c73aac33a9d56796b68eefb0

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:
11/16/2024 1:52:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.16.7

File size:
1.2 MB (1,208,272 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.6

Copyright:
File Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bluestacks.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/16/2016 11:58:06 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2017 10:22:19 AM

Subject:
CN=PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121AC672D5AB416D17B426FE33CECEB6E62

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:
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 bluestacks.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdndownloadpr.com/dl/?z=2254&name=BlueStacks&file=http://cdn.bluestacks.com/downloads/.../BlueStacks2_native.exe

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