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flash_games.exe

GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD

The application flash_games.exe by GOLDBAR VENTURES has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program FlashGames by GoldBar Ventures LTD which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f86c9020daec7d4fe996f84f5c96d4ca

SHA-1:
b4b5c329b5d3e8005bd7229ba1f5f590ba8a5085

SHA-256:
8c5fa3477a90096308cd333875b54d9d2b1ffbc494be142f379bade6349cc186

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:
12/27/2024 9:58:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GOLDBARVENTURES
15.2.17.15

File size:
158 KB (161,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\flashgames\flash_games.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD, L=Afula, S=Northern, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
74F63A1ACAFBEBBF1E2B6E345C7472B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2013 3:55:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ZlSKnlvsphYAYB9924OSAYB9924OiAYB9924OU/:qGltAy9pzAy9prAy9pj

Entry address:
0x1900

Entry point:
E8, 89, 14, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, BE, 40, 00, E8, 9A, 19, 00, 00, E8, 56, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 1C, 14, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, FD, 0D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
5.7414

Code size:
26.5 KB (27,136 bytes)

The file flash_games.exe has been discovered within the following program.

FlashGames  by GoldBar Ventures LTD
FlashGames is an adware program that is designed to bundle a number of adware products as well as potentially unwanted programs in the setup routine by using a download manager that displays various offers to the end user.
goldbarventures.com
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