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bluestacks.exe

The application bluestacks.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. The file has been seen being downloaded from profficult.net.
MD5:
83d84cbe208bf563ef0fc1ab459fac9f

SHA-1:
fde20ffe25ed181f3445d754625eaad8e55c8fe1

SHA-256:
adfa599d4984ef19160fb2b87fa9f5f919ae6d496f5d4b51037d822deb43f64c

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 7:10:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.618288
5758502

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MultiPlug
2015.06.17

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Adware.Kazy.D96F30
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:MultiPlug-ZC [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Adware Generic6.ATAU
2015.0.4355

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.618288
1.0.20.840

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.31749
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.618288
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.KU application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.6947
6/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-2ece0b92
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.618288
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Multiplug
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.205.16253

McAfee
Program.MultiPlug-FYT
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.618288
16.0.0.504

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MultiPlug.drxomu
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.618288
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.6.17.4

Sophos
PUA 'MultiPlug' (of type Adware)
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Heur.Malware-Cryptor.Multiplug
3.12.26.4

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.MultiPlugGen.Win32.3
2.0.0.2229

File size:
2 MB (2,050,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{93fc7f8a-fb59-b47c-93fc-c7f8afb5fe2b}\bluestacks.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2012 7:13:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:TeU9BFpBAXUN9RXUg4nwCph6EylMlG+Vy8cX0M/jqLqSUhB:KyBF+0BULwCph6Eylqy8Ab/OLqSEB

Entry address:
0x1E758

Entry point:
E8, 54, 12, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, 67, 47, 00, E8, 62, 17, 00, 00, E8, 21, 14, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E7, 11, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C8, 0B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
1.6888

Code size:
142 KB (145,408 bytes)

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

http://profficult.net/v22601?product_name=BlueStacks&filesize=3&product_title=BlueStacks&installer_file_name=BlueStacks&Product_File_Name=BlueStacks.exe&product_download_url=http://cdn.bluestacks.com/public/.../BlueStacks-SplitInstaller_native.exe&locale=XX

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