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candy crush.exe

Internet Application Soft

Install Manager Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application candy crush.exe, “Internet Application Soft Setup ” by Install Manager Limited 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.

File name:

candy crush.exe

Publisher:

OMX_Media (signed by Install Manager Limited)

Product:

Internet Application Soft

Description:

Internet Application Soft Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_32846

MD5:

09eef74cfe510113c71da718f23fe836

SHA-1:

26cb25e2670d0906537708348e6dbd945b3a2730

SHA-256:

6693da85afbdca9b2f4575e1d99fa326ea1db82437eed2da3c9bf77e796b0aa7

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:

12/27/2024 4:59:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

16.11.27.9

File size:

748.3 KB (766,216 bytes)

Product version:

1.2

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\candy crush.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Manager Limited

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/12/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/13/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Install Manager Limited, O=Install Manager Limited, STREET="Level 27, PWC Tower, 188 Quay Street", L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

129E404CFCF2B4E75219A3ED77DB34BE

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:nTSpxpDloYZwxGkgDaNMyC/oVJf+/V8Eg6YQPZIB2V7zRMetVJzaRLhPk8pp8G:nTSLpKFT0WaoVJOSb6YcZeYzMvk8pL

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:

7.8869

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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