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grandtheftauto_game_downloader.exe

Hata

File Validated

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application grandtheftauto_game_downloader.exe, “Hata Setup ” by File Validated 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 InstallMetrix Software installer.
Publisher:
Nis   (signed by File Validated)

Product:
Hata

Description:
Hata Setup

MD5:
2034add8f91b31a2d9c7f6beeda4efb4

SHA-1:
1110b2174ffa8597180bd268a7f51ac515ef530d

SHA-256:
a38a03f44a54de350785f504a58bfb84388fd45e677999a0e1ed99bc23c6cdd6

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/16/2025 1:50:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileValidated.Installer (M)
16.3.2.7

File size:
1 MB (1,094,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\grandtheftauto_game_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Validated

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/2/2016 1:33:01 AM

Valid to:
2/2/2017 1:33:01 AM

Subject:
CN=File Validated, O=File Validated, L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112127B04ABA745F034A3BB2B235BBD0A1E4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:g4WAxCGMH40LR+AgKoyiXByynmCywV+/zhwbWDRxwAbNTg5:g4XCDe9Vhw93wVkxHB

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8769

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file grandtheftauto_game_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.clearfarmchuckle.com/c?x=Yfs2gRe6BfFwUZKOOYD9Pr1WzpQefSdr JnOPl ZRvI=&c=qHM6N7V5WXfUJCVS4g4qlfLc3Ha4BAo3l7TB2/VIm5lcWndw9AiVa9J/2AKXMh0KoZbgt4OITfMrojNlVV RpZGtjWzUMZeKm3dmiv7Wlt6Y oY7/COKDZDITDnR4ST3&downloadAs=GrandTheftAuto_Game_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../IM_IN.html

http://www.clearfarmchuckle.com/c?x=Ojq724GpQsFxvzITHsYe9BsJF1xucKxbI7ZyLbvZzRo=&c=OySSCPU9KZfzBWK/7Q1MoQrU pXxx2ywtzAZEiY1p4bMOlwVMO3ekgS7B lu u L2Q0ijnnMeZeA8B pUS2EhPgEzapaebXjWEfjyYb1KwyAkZHWtwQEWR9PmX78 bjB&downloadAs=GrandTheftAuto_Game_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../IM_IN.html

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