home

grand-theft-auto-5.exe

Web Program software

PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application grand-theft-auto-5.exe, “Web Program software Setup ” by PlatformMax (Fried Cookie) 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Installer Internet Application   (signed by PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Web Program software

Description:
Web Program software Setup

Version:
1.6.4.8

MD5:
3856562f6ec8504c8517fbbf696410d3

SHA-1:
87cb3eef54972ed029248d72d2b755b48324a065

SHA-256:
0678f6e4363eb1841128a107842c153a929ef35acec60f1c5904731950594fce

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.

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:
11/6/2024 4:38:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.16.8

File size:
671.1 KB (687,192 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\grand-theft-auto-5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 12:52:51 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 12:52:51 PM

Subject:
CN=PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11219ED90C889457EDC655A4858AD805D448

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6IgrGBA/AJVtpqfUDH6rnF8sUafh7Ei/xuMfAHOUTKJOh52obR2:6HrsA/qPsUWp8sNLxuMIuUvbt2

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8911

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file grand-theft-auto-5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.filequickdownloadnowfiles.com/c?x=jRuJvbYcOZm7H7YZ2KjEBzqR4OcCiy6MpNdpH/ZvLVw=&c=YbtmOrpj1E rknWkv2ngMa/IyZMGIArV6Dks4nr8ss5ZcA1C87iwTGbVm14vrbcSVFbjv15gB4/DWn5f8eAuTl2uwwLHGwuZgTj0kX4D5vvAVy2OUDDzNbDEIgjnhLHr&fallback_url=http://securecloudfiledownload1433919827.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/second/s/.../gtaiv_sa.zip&downloadAs=grand-theft-auto-5.zip

Remove grand-theft-auto-5.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.