game_setup.exe

My Program

Say Media Group Ltd.

The application game_setup.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Say Media Group 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 Inno Setup 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 dl.game-time.co.
Publisher:
Say Media Group Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
a3bd7fc176df7637c025cb87bc5449e4

SHA-1:
d7856c1575b416784e680fc2376db3e3767ff879

SHA-256:
ca04110fb77166877cc5a595859e44fa597af117c468bffe4d716b8eeaed4c35

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 8:15:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.2.28.14

File size:
790 KB (808,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Say Media Group Ltd., O=Say Media Group Ltd., STREET=1 Habarzel street, STREET=2nd floor, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

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

Serial number:
520ED0CCF225EA74F64DF6CB75FC0119

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8408

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=272182&SID=EG&AFID=296799&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=6923586261409506722&p_r=Global_Gameoff_STT_All_Games_Long

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