lego.city.undercover.the.chase.begins.eur.3ds-contrast.exe

VenusApp Software

This uses the software InstalleRex download manager which bundles a number of adware plugin and browser extensions and is distributed via TusFiles. The application lego.city.undercover.the.chase.begins.eur.3ds-contrast.exe, “Installer for VenusApp 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 Tarma Installer installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
Publisher:
VenusApp Software

Product:
VenusApp Software

Description:
Installer for VenusApp Software

Version:
2014.8.20.1450

MD5:
659af9b5556c780c7e8412de466ff5ce

SHA-1:
a8197b084b4be802a4dddf5d114b84bcaf419b3c

SHA-256:
7847918699119a1dd2bdf0736750011e35d09dfb14a73ac75241f2581a6064ad

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses Web-Pick's 'File Product', an Installer which wraps various products and downloads and installs it silently through the process, hosted on TusFiles.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 9:52:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.7.29.6

File size:
310.9 KB (318,328 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 VenusApp Software

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Tarma Installer

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\lego.city.undercover.the.chase.begins.eur.3ds-contrast.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 10:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9rVbUzkuvcBYC47l2xwrVCvm4hnmVLQUT9z6pJPaNE1eoyKqw:9rGkuveY3170nmFg/y+e4qw

Entry address:
0x14DB

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 2C, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 66, 89, 9D, DC, FB, FF, FF, 89, 5D, F4, 89, 5D, FC, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 45, EC, 50, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, F7, D6, 33, F7, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 33, F0, 8B, 45, F0, 33, 45, EC, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 33, F0, 8D, 85, D4, F9, FF, FF, 50, 53, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, A8, 32, 40, 00, E8, 43, FB, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9538

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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