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Destiny Dream S.A.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application c.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appsdeliverycentral.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.7.5.1

MD5:
868ce97bfa35f9b80425a7d6c827997f

SHA-1:
a7e1d6a777c2d7e3e2c872bbb2e367fd7b9f9458

SHA-256:
e96c1cf5785e054e6d536813b42ba6d77cdf9f6bfee39745378097329a7e73c8

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:
11/17/2024 4:54:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyDreamSA.Installer (M)
16.1.10.10

File size:
996.4 KB (1,020,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Internet Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 12:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 2:36:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

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

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7gv5JaHhFwOELdMlIJgoCXtrosH9pLO0BZ+tFnFMEE:7gvSB5ELoIJgJUsHDLOnFFLE

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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Entropy:
7.9216

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.appsdeliverycentral.com/c?x=C1Houwcz1jNRIonjsQZoAXoK99qC/EIzKraDkCGCi3A=&c=hKX/g6f6mJGGQbk7guBZ3siQEBTErRYAQNH8uUFYeny2TFftiODcmQSVZwjrxTJGKQKN39u4jqhmc0Hv y4cwzKEITQlDtpuoGv25VKtEpn/pK0MA5wADEseOq0tUfLJJLuCP4YMBmbzG7Aj2WWklw==&downloadAs=the-sims-4-full-version.exe&fallback_url=http://www.thesims.com/en-us/.../product

http://www.towerscyclepresent.com/c?x=zDZseYOokALEvdXl46SKu7oVmskWRuU/vpREbdsg56k=&c=xBDArJxjhu13s9CJaf8jRSU4EeQkEAO6Y779YGn3Lrvg5a/WAhu573v4M1MAZSEbgDy1IHO/aoPBjkRG4MX pwWsd8Be0kO7TVIzhCE0Ocwm6IWuuod05TOyP1RYjNsIFTN91mXvjLjsUsB/YtRUGg==&downloadAs=the-sims-4-full-version.exe&fallback_url=http://www.thesims.com/en-us/.../product

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