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icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe

Software Web

Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe, “Software Web Setup ” by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
IMDownloader  (signed by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Software Web

Description:
Software Web Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_33147

MD5:
6101e8140df660a527766e903340c5e9

SHA-1:
a45d8ccbea2a36ccb52d91545e4f95cafa3f97ee

SHA-256:
a47724a8e46d02debcda6d04c5fcaa4343cb41cbea77f8715bb9637cdfc093a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:32:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.21.20

File size:
742.4 KB (760,240 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 9:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 9:11:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zFlpVCAXbfEeqKSUst4he1DfP6RevdMu6ll0IedCt+2RSm3d1OjplgZPDs9AVCb2:zFl3CArfi4hCP6mM5jek+K32pStYCVCy

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 icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmZyLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZnIvc2Nybi85MDAwMC85MDYyNS90aGUtc2ltcy0zLTQuanBn&desc=TWV0dGV6LXZvcyBTaW1zIMOgIGxhIHBhZ2Uh&name=Les Sims 3&domain=the-sims-3&ss=&lang=fr_FR&url=aHR0cDovL3RoZS1zaW1zLTMuc29mdG9uaWMuZnI=&version=150115&ins=organic-portaluxfr

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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