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cnet_battlefield_1942_secret_weapons_of_wwii_demo_exe.exe

CNET Download.com Installer

CBS Interactive, Inc.

The application cnet_battlefield_1942_secret_weapons_of_wwii_demo_exe.exe by CBS Interactive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the DownloadCom Spot Install installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-lrl.cnet.com.
Publisher:
CBS Interactive  (signed by CBS Interactive, Inc.)

Product:
CNET Download.com Installer

Version:
1.2.3.0

MD5:
530d4cd7cfbb8c3f8b1d731654a376c0

SHA-1:
68dec48d1ca452a362ecafebb5cebffd70efa1ae

SHA-256:
ef258bf62e41da44bb929f1f0512161a0c5aa0af6e4f41e63357d9508e502ac2

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/23/2024 1:25:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adtool.InstallCore.Gen.2
7.1.1

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Downloader-207
0.98/19010

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19723

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.2
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
9.6599

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/9/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.I.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.AM83Y7
15.5.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of cnet_wdm_r258_exe.exe (PUP)
2015.8.7.8

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.Installer.CBS
15.5.9.13

Rising Antivirus
Suspicious
23.00.65.15507

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.CNETInstaller
9886

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

File size:
443.5 KB (454,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.3.0

Copyright:
CBS Interactive

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cnet_battlefield_1942_secret_weapons_of_wwii_demo_exe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CBS Interactive, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/9/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2013 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="CBS Interactive, Inc.", O="CBS Interactive, Inc.", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0203D2F5E7ABE93E2FC72BD3381C32C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:CA+SBz0oAt5c/572jwhhwVgS0YYljRKSVAQSeTrJQOcsPWWqXMsZ1RdHnW++PgqS:tBzKc/5721VghlVP1TlQEW5XvzjJqed

Entry address:
0xFE560

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, B7, 0B, 00, 7E, 0B, 1C, 4D, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
380 KB (389,120 bytes)

The file cnet_battlefield_1942_secret_weapons_of_wwii_demo_exe.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-lrl.cnet.com/s/software/10/22/90/.../cnet_battlefield_1942_secret_weapons_of_WWII_demo_exe.exe

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