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cheat-engine.exe

Program Setup

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application cheat-engine.exe by Advertiso GmbH 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 www.presentbitsshare.com.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload  (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_62513

MD5:
334e60bccdd0b42d4575cb7dbe162921

SHA-1:
b6fce9bae922a56c647938bca418513401169b6b

SHA-256:
81e968f3c37a73a1fab1124106635f9834ff5037d87ceb6e06a73f9f82c20e56

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:
11/5/2024 6:47:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.9.20

File size:
928.4 KB (950,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_62513

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cheat-engine.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/29/2016 7:18:13 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2017 6:18:13 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121DC03319C2856FEEAC8C45933D49AAE7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2iY9c6T9vd3Xl7XVBKIQC3C/7pqYD2yZ2XHxsju/bDuiRORr+erEC0AWh8DsJ7uK:2iupRX1bEraNXH/DKRr+Fk6xcJ4oBWYI

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 cheat-engine.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.presentbitsshare.com/c?x=SKVZarwBs1CVoWY9gg0qTwr6cQcVJ7ZNxCvinP6j8pQ=&c=O0jKG MiXGCiOVPAAdm89sBs99a/ux5k0xx7rjyyOWiAO3ODiRgCiY4 iZ1/KwIMMc 9t7OhgkUs7Zx/TEYxB0YQJfW8W1DBwPfdNdNqf1pX53yz96curloYHQ3/EQzuz9aXjwApsI0RKhEKQkiNyMsd4QAANfb9izNCNtmQiwg=&downloadAs=cheat-engine.exe&fallback_url=https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine/releases/download/.../CheatEngine651.exe

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