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goodgameempire.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application goodgameempire.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.download-sw.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.19

MD5:
5d9d7c03ded289ef2e3ae73f2827602c

SHA-1:
d545244e9a15dc9b84a85b388f21847b424a1599

SHA-256:
8c2f68446c7a405c93439df12ec18417d4a23d2240a8abfaa79764be9188953c

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/5/2024 1:49:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Verti.360648
7.11.183.220

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3293

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.141111

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
20035

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10696

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
11/11/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13943

McAfee
Artemis!5D9D7C03DED2
5600.6949

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti.didber
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.O
14.11.11.13

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1108
7.2.315

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
34640

File size:
352.2 KB (360,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/22/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 4:30:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rJaW0HdNwQx/i0Bzng3PHIfTPPfzk1xo1A1+B/9AyrVoCvAdQ7wfU2bon:rJDOwQxc36PPfzuxoS1w/9JrLIxfU2bo

Entry address:
0x169440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8180

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

The file goodgameempire.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://inst.download-sw.net/dl/548/28797/6110/.../

http://inst.amazing-sw.com/dl/548/30345/6110/.../

http://i.amazing-sw.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../GoodgameEmpire.exe

http://inst.amazing-sw.com/dl/548/29011/6110/.../

http://inst.amazing-sw.com/dl/548/29011/6110/.../

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