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microsoft points generator.exe

STart pLaying

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application microsoft points generator.exe by STart pLaying 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.file23desktop.com.
Publisher:
YZNKK  (signed by STart pLaying)

Product:
YZNKK

Version:
5793.15530.806.3594

MD5:
08dd1bce7cabb9c7a358ea02f97458bf

SHA-1:
e9df7326e8f44fd4330a0f921979735bfd9125e4

SHA-256:
a88e160502ccc8d25134de3619836da9f3abce4d23f05c200fe5e0d78981d93f

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:
12/25/2024 12:01:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.STartpLaying.Bundler (M)
16.3.4.9

File size:
744.3 KB (762,120 bytes)

Product version:
5793.15530.806.3594

Copyright:
YZNKK

Trademarks:
YZNKK

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft points generator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STart pLaying

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/28/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=STart pLaying, O=STart pLaying, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2447D23F86DE57428433972F0A8394A5

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):
12288:LIL/xzu/dBcT8syw5OsdiZzdwsRhrmU2wY+XbI2Bh8T2r1go8X03GVs4sqtFafc6:LIL/xz4TcT8s95Os8w+rmU2wcY8iBZNn

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 microsoft points generator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.file23desktop.com/.../1432984469/1432984469?04219470045Z2FyMC07aT0xLy02MSRjNC0xOTcsIWw5LzcoLjImbjksJmxwbltxXHRuXWhlOUtoWm5oc29ibyUuLk9mZWd0cyEtMENjbVxuWnRvbiFkdWxgZGVcbmFpYD1JZ2Jpa2xvZnAgMixObmBqbXMlLitHYWxkaV1tb3IiYWloY21YaV49TWVecmtxbl1wHjIwTGppanJyHC4pR2VqYHJdcm5pIl0xPS0yJmVhbmU5LyZ6ZWs9LA

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