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gtastoresetup.exe

GTA VC Play Store

The application gtastoresetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from grand-theft-auto-vice-city.ar.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
GTA VC Play Store

Product:
GTA VC Play Store

Version:
4

MD5:
4bf2417b95911ff3cffbf8c4e360e2f1

SHA-1:
005215b730bb8e13e8c287545cc99215a2f6c1a2

SHA-256:
8efd7bbc9de7acf82552bec965f6f410497be2edf5ed0f206e6c5c1b4845a2f3

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 5:56:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AN potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.ET (M)
16.3.10.21

File size:
1.1 MB (1,138,281 bytes)

Product version:
4

Copyright:
NSIS

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 4:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WIEdMDlaFKUAaCRaVNe0x7P3PyMcs+H9YqBPSWKqYSNcgxBw/b3mXxLmkvbQlaFl:WIkkL9Rv0xLfmrHuoSR1gzwT3mXxaFLG

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8967

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file gtastoresetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.ar.softonic.com/start-download/.../a8c432d126c56a7fa66a12d638ba3c13

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.ar.softonic.com/start-download/.../8cc44b667b9f348108c36a2d4c70990e

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.ar.softonic.com/start-download/.../a8c432d126c56a7fa66a12d638ba3c13

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.th.softonic.com/start-download/.../c1808a0cb57d8de6f352e31167363923

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.ar.softonic.com/start-download/.../a8c432d126c56a7fa66a12d638ba3c13

http://grand-theft-auto-vicecity-es.turbodisk.net/GTAStoreSetupES.exe

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.turbodisk.net/GTAPlyStoreViceCity.exe

http://grand-theft-auto-vice-city.turbodisk.net/GTAStoreSetup.exe

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