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garrys mod.exe

Sanflex

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application garrys mod.exe by Sanflex has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.fastdownload7.com.
Publisher:
Sanflex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ae7fb7661f6fd0e8c5881d9b26fca69

SHA-1:
85e60b9b09f5a70ab6b74a985bae45a66b11ab42

SHA-256:
118a78368254c37f118ff715692e8c4b8a42d83405ce8ea89a4d5218f35f57a2

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:36:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.KJ
5633907

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-B [PUP]
150414-0

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/19501

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.KJ
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2015-15-04_4

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of horizon-setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.16.18

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2015.07.16.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.5.3.0

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
822.6 KB (842,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\garrys mod.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sanflex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sanflex, O=Sanflex, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
42D7699269B5BB95341F5DA022F6E57D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 9:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4xpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8S3:cp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg53

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4902

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://files4.fastdownload7.com/download/.../dl?bc=1088000&pid=downloadapps1&brand=downloadapps.org&c=Garrys_Mod&cb=2057798594&filename=Garrys Mod.exe&productKey=3p7lbyhijrd5kp7wxkxsexcvbf22wx62&zTmp=1

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