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gameosetup.exe

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GameoApp

The application gameosetup.exe, “Application Setup ” by GameoApp has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 dxlpxhkioylqc.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
GameoApp  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
7c5b76831c68d9322f9ec307778d60a3

SHA-1:
129bd46a4921b571b0e763b56c34d64ed1a7296e

SHA-256:
70fba60fe797591ee857763bc65ea10bd50a01955e32edb904982dcfb8aa4aa1

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/2/2024 3:31:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.214.232

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Amtar.amu
21339

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.40
9.0.1.017

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UL potentially unwanted (variant)
10.11288

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/17/2016

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15196

McAfee
Artemis!7C5B76831C68
5600.6517

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.16

Sophos
Generic PUA BC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OAB15
7.2.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38242

File size:
867.6 KB (888,448 bytes)

Product version:
4.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GameoApp

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/4/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=GameoApp, O=GameoApp, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0E63CA8B6D8FC3FFD060C6B512B00F02

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EJFROpdEuMSzzbmBYQoBiQon0cy+N1sRq2kRbfhFoo:Er0BQo03ZrjsAnRnoo

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://dxlpxhkioylqc.cloudfront.net/.../GameoSetup.exe

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