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The application downloader_1502761403597875222160gc.exe by Installer 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-installer.download.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
75e219479091108077b7821e54013fe2

SHA-1:
3c5ed39485ddf5ee496aa3370c6a9aa938e4839f

SHA-256:
8fe78c4702473a5320602ecdfcb4629a5bafd231822d49692294532920cce06c

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.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:06:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.17.9

File size:
715.3 KB (732,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloader_1502761403597875222160gc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/9/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/10/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Installer, O=Installer, STREET=5655 Silver Creek Valley Road, L=San Jose, S=CA/Santa Clara, PostalCode=95138, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A38705F2C2D84829915877C84CAD2D2E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ct0DJT7ZCipmVp1whyVq9t2KiNrncTajAIzTNeVuJd5A8gvVbJd5A8L:/KwhOq9mJcTajAI3gVuJd5A8gvVbJd5F

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9488

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file downloader_1502761403597875222160gc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn-installer.download.cnet.com/nsi/.../Downloader_1502761403597875222160GC.exe

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