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callofduty_downloader.exe

File Validated

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application callofduty_downloader.exe by File Validated 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 InstallMetrix Software installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from rain2maker.biz.
Publisher:
File Validated  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0669591a9e2e49073a559b81d86edebb

SHA-1:
4afb2c188a18e6221808bee984d10ae3b0441b62

SHA-256:
30478ae1ab7139526e76c5d1f1b68855f4dc1b81c7152c2a3d92ca8f42c3bea0

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:
11/16/2024 11:55:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileValidated (M)
16.2.11.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,149,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Validated

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Validated, O=File Validated, STREET="345 Grove Street, Second Floor", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94102, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E2278F549ABFA7B55EC33EAEB0B4D0EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2015 2:19:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Wtb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7a/Q8P/t0mjcl/qe1Fy3l6AA:DVg5tQ7a/pP/t0mAjWV5A

Entry address:
0x25F74

Entry point:
E8, 6A, CE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A3, 4B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0609

Code size:
557.5 KB (570,880 bytes)

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

http://rain2maker.biz/download.php?campaignId=28&filename=CallOfDuty_Downloader.exe&subid1=16yar&subid2=doga&subid3=ret8a_rwan&subid4=pygm_callofduty&subid5=lp3c_nobs_mar6tst_NoKW

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