grand_theft_auto_san_andreas_patch.exe

MAFER INTERNET SL

The application grand_theft_auto_san_andreas_patch.exe by MAFER INTERNET SL 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.phpnuke.org.
Publisher:
MAFER INTERNET SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2ae5904b201c1bef66f84944736aeafa

SHA-1:
aa5aedf88a56e40e14d3db5b93c3e93d35b7151a

SHA-256:
605ed18d05c3bfb7aa820c5df97ba2f8bfb1c83efa1cc0378b6647840fd4dd94

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 4:37:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.8.14

File size:
182.9 KB (187,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/10/2013 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=MAFER INTERNET SL, O=MAFER INTERNET SL, L=Villaviciosa de Odon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0BA47DEF30C090A1506F4C4B97017EA7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 7:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:X5BuYAVrgUCPnN45zRZwGtFnjR1n0a3M1PQNIXyBWy23RPms6CJ4s9ThFEY2:X50gUClERR1nrOyBX231mePFd2

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6272

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

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