grand-theft-auto-5_setup.exe

The application grand-theft-auto-5_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 41.dl.downloadian.com.
MD5:
f960eb541e10562ca326aada7aa620f7

SHA-1:
3d9201c444d7d71c3cbe204083c2d8898d31ae7a

SHA-256:
b484c6ac9c8785c11f9be92106a670d0c2021043c5938e2ef92e791e2b58e908

Scanner detections:
5 / 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.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 7:05:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.ALX
2015.0.4604

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1903
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AFV potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.EST (M)
16.7.24.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
50674

File size:
723.7 KB (741,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\grand-theft-auto-5_setup.exe

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):
12288:pnvpqLyUJj5ajBjEqNCe4d2WhJOwoAp5QWREZBZoFV+x2+fwMwJxI0Grb6c:pnvELyULEBQiv4d2AJ3j9WBqFVrD5vu

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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 grand-theft-auto-5_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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