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left_4_dead_2.exe

Program Software Generic

Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application left_4_dead_2.exe, “Program Software Generic Setup ” by Silver Setup (New Media Holdings) 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 www.universebulkbundles.com.
Publisher:
Software Generic   (signed by Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Program Software Generic

Description:
Program Software Generic Setup

Version:
2.1.1.5

MD5:
3b21fa999402c67eeef2b8dbc541fbc4

SHA-1:
baf9949a22b66381b7c1bc779d8141488765676c

SHA-256:
8c8303eb4bec70540e0b20f82fbc34a9ad3fbccc49357fb9b3dab327b510d639

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:
11/16/2024 6:59:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.8.5

File size:
931.5 KB (953,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.9

Copyright:
Application Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\left_4_dead_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:34:48 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 10:57:01 AM

Subject:
CN=Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121DDF3CFBD99D884DDB3ED223CAEDE3723

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4ivyp0UqT86grVv1JylLupyJ26oDayV0hN4AVzVh3Gy5Q9:4i6WUrhvULuuoDyN4azVh3l

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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Entropy:
7.9329

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file left_4_dead_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.universebulkbundles.com/c?x=AdN0ANKGx1XStgoPzh/Aeb1vlKEnfXx UwdzxnQqnI=&c=PhVZuBIUgvYn71Hp61inE5W8i54U6K/hxBjt5Irm4Gn/dou V1F74Ccocj3yhCHjTfD/ BgdsIyXInkwFNGygxLdWfmLhbmMv6hhpE6CHNg3UQwLfoxP3RWqs4QoXKzoHFkvuGFcCWGRW vJZYz76Q==&downloadAs=Left_4_Dead_2.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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