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goat simulator.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 goat simulator.exe by Sanflex has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.fastdownload7.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sanflex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
03e9ec42bdd87995d9e9f805d2f1e67d

SHA-1:
d8badb0168aaca9310003acfbe86a7510bff73ab

SHA-256:
11f22dfa13afd5c034244e027b1be472b5cb2a5cb57e3c1df075f529077e74c5

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:31:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.12.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.193.76

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/19745

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-07-12_1

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAdmin
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Dropper
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14254

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.12.07.09

McAfee
Artemis!03E9EC42BDD8
5600.6923

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.5.3.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
823.3 KB (843,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sanflex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 7:59:59 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 12:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SUg:tp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg59

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:
7.4908

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file goat simulator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.fastdownload7.com/download/.../dl?bc=1088000&pid=downloadapps1&brand=downloadapps.org&c=Goat_Simulator&country=US&cb=256168138&filename=Goat Simulator.exe&productKey=xpmmm6hxp4zhzqxdd57hqpjbswjwgytv&zTmp=1

http://files5.fastdownload6.com/dl?bc=1088000&c=Goat Simulator&filename=Goat Simulator.exe&productKey=xpmmm6hxp4zhzqxdd57hqpjbswjwgytv&zTmp=1

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