installer_gta_san_andreas_french.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_gta_san_andreas_french.exe by Free Software 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 domseo.com.edgesuite.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d7ae6916fc2b86fcf30967da31cb459b

SHA-1:
323b6c1be8867acc450f400c6aee7137d080eb93

SHA-256:
cab83c6d0eefb3599b5c2f1f98169a4de2aa6ed08693b060e8658b3c2b82f270

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 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:
11/24/2024 2:31:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FreeSoft (M)
16.6.27.2

File size:
880 KB (901,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 1:23:49 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B1596610E9573

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tc37BX4b+H48INSl7cKGrMKUV1+/WNJTvl:S3VhYhNSl75gkVl

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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