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gtasaplaystore.exe

GTA PlayStore

NSIS

The executable gtasaplaystore.exe has been detected as malware by 13 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from gta-san-andreas-homeboys.th.softonic.com.
Publisher:
NSIS

Product:
GTA PlayStore

Version:
2.2

MD5:
88ef69e97407d001b48af271e4beb280

SHA-1:
01ad016edb6e282eaa4b355c6d4f4cddc9f2f200

SHA-256:
938f895cba6fb695fb5362228c978d3d3fbae3fe27a89a3556c40132e21041fc

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 4:49:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160326-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.96

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!42734F524B26
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.217.1832.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
02.04.2016 17:35:19

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
48758

File size:
1.1 MB (1,122,304 bytes)

Product version:
2

Copyright:
NSIS

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QIEdb4BklaFKUAaCR5vmC4Qk7DV9i1uHXfZGwv4xBw/rQlaFKUAaC:QIk82L9RMC4QyDguHvowwzwwL9

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
0F, AF, F7, 87, E9, 34, 08, 8D, 0D, 62, E0, 55, 5B, BE, 50, BC, 72, 23, 78, 0C, 69, F6, 7E, 04, 52, D7, 69, F8, 0B, F1, C2, D8, B9, 00, 00, 00, 00, EB, 08, C7, C2, A0, 50, DC, E3, FF, C2, C7, C3, 5D, 54, 5E, F5, 46, 0F, AF, D9, 85, C3, 81, C1, 01, 00, 00, 00, 85, C8, 47, 03, E8, 87, D0, 69, E9, 6F, F5, 88, 2A, 4A, FF, C8, 84, CB, 86, C6, 8D, 1D, 8A, 34, 07, 7C, 81, F9, C1, 06, 00, 00, 0F, 82, BE, FF, FF, FF, FF, CD, C6, C7, 84, FE, CA, 68, 8A, 91, 56, 00, 52, 81, FF, C9, 11, 00, 00, 77, 03, 42, 12, C5, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8933  (probably packed)

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://gta-san-andreas-homeboys.th.softonic.com/start-download/.../be83d3ee7e61ab777ab4a2bf8be8b1c9

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