counter-strike.exe

Counter Strike

RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

The application counter-strike.exe by RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from counterstrike.il.1800download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Counter Strike

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
924b2e83a856f6f21c5de110c70dbddc

SHA-1:
daa15b10682fed4795e2b14d01e0d7160837a420

SHA-256:
febb908cf6e84ba4b52a0961a3ccb64b359f29d109b01d8dcd7d5529adf5b775

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 4:55:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.05.04

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3120

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-855157
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10304
9.0.1.0124

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11568

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
5/4/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.203.15786

McAfee
Artemis!924B2E83A856
5600.6776

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downloader.dqybkl
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
PUP/OpenCandy
15.05.04.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.RICHMEDIASYSTEMS
15.5.8.23

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.124

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
39902

File size:
415.6 KB (425,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\counter-strike.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/17/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC., O=RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC., L=HENDERSON, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3F87144C25AF8BCF29F29C5A1FEEF4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:miu+8obPYtRaEvNebymdAC+8+0Csa+QNhD:y+XP0AbyFS+B+cV

Entry address:
0x331C

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file counter-strike.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://counterstrike.il.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXDyCf4UfO5CV530RJ0YyqsWxLzY9bB5rxzsyGr4Cs2iYJVeFXsK7H/NWHlmQBKOSCGGeO1G7YlyPpqx8yPQVXF7SS7BkD9qnq ivzVpsvT0mlJq4dvwEdJF3ygACwyzZ19oWy5SGjaSr9W2oS4YyUMMbMzJxNMOan9RC83OJeMcwkp1avlFiQse4D31 owBSqwtFDdyqAwUMf/.../rBQfh48Ow1QRmNHTOqmsU3dHWMGCjCA==

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