grand_theft_auto_-_ultimate_vice_city.exe

DownloadAstro Downloader

Bully Unity LTD

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application grand_theft_auto_-_ultimate_vice_city.exe by Bully Unity 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 file has been seen being downloaded from cdn2.downloadastro.com.
Publisher:
DownloadAstro  (signed by Bully Unity LTD)

Product:
DownloadAstro Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34216

MD5:
2151ddf1814df9b9852d02699dde7a0a

SHA-1:
f8ac092cff30023543ef19008f4cf1814a575341

SHA-256:
e8fa7d069a24fa4547a383ccd2c30d1b3bf7166ff7c389f4363b23dca7429f26

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.

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:
11/27/2024 5:52:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.22.1

File size:
736.5 KB (754,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34216

Copyright:
DownloadAstro

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\grand_theft_auto_-_ultimate_vice_city.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/23/2015 12:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Bully Unity LTD, O=Bully Unity LTD, L=Jerusalem, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0561C0FEA93F47093CCED2BA6A4400F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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_-_ultimate_vice_city.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn2.downloadastro.com/?ic_user_id=646

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