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microsoft-games-for-windows-live-redistributable.exe

Fifute

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft-games-for-windows-live-redistributable.exe, “Fifute Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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.
Publisher:
Doroh   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Fifute

Description:
Fifute Setup

Version:
5.0.3.8

MD5:
446cf77d562b0b1763a6ee4eaa110fe2

SHA-1:
04698bc0a03af135b229c09dba3195295c98aec5

SHA-256:
f23486067e21895c2c0ec6b942f3d6965df6d3796e03dba037afc0ab76adeada

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/25/2024 12:33:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.10.14

File size:
992.4 KB (1,016,232 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-games-for-windows-live-redistributable.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/8/2016 12:34:15 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2017 1:10:42 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121206405ACDAB5906908B3939BD86EF916

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/IXgucdX2bMP9RXC40+VQ4VDPCgUdu0lET:g+X2bMF0evVUk0Q

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 microsoft-games-for-windows-live-redistributable.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.presentbitsshare.com/c?x=4ICmYnMPFf4uC6MA4Uqz0Kafjp3pNCkBC8 EMMycf8Y=&c=xLpmpdzkwF7cShOs o3BdsGAtoRpdv8ESaZesAnV7BF8TuXnto7AIPZ8zbXa5thv5O6Q6mZD2LyAYwXEaqFFwNitcpOGKUbeWAiCLbkmXfrC7kBJr5Q LNACrpwlh6PC&downloadAs=microsoft-games-for-windows-live-redistributable.exe&fallback_url=http://download.gfwl.xboxlive.com/content/gfwl-public/redists/.../gfwlivesetup.exe

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