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plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe

Installer

Destiny Dream S.A.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appsdeliverycentral.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.7.5.1

MD5:
2cefacb390a2aefadcb0aa6e8bb96d23

SHA-1:
273386a071de8b7ba7e891e856ce1087495e1509

SHA-256:
d1c21a25d65c275ca44d0f2d4d503120c9d3fb262c56aef57f226fed4e5c7dac

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:
11/17/2024 4:18:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyDreamSA.Installer (M)
16.1.10.21

File size:
996.4 KB (1,020,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Internet Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 6:55:11 AM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 8:36:18 AM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

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

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

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:Rgv5JaHhFwOELdMlIJgoCXtrosH9pLO0BZ+tFnFMEE:RgvSB5ELoIJgJUsHDLOnFFLE

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:
7.9216

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.appsdeliverycentral.com/c?x=ILHIn2Ea7vvO23bTMkXKvrQK8gzoGXwNYgZtRDV3XDk=&c=IHA83KIU9aKlOHyhnRNFohgckU86kS2DeLO/DBCf6lOKxEmoDr4YbI/Gl kLgRhXGprj387LH mUhcPrRSarGuM7ko pvP/wAfOFSK62IUEqs1shfotVZo2Ma3VKozMMZB3YkR3aJq4TOK/yQmhdAQ==&downloadAs=plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id597986893?mt=8

http://www.towerscyclepresent.com/c?x=7D3lWDSOJDt8KINJhXl4JYqDZWV3fJTgbp Pxvb4a7w=&c=S7/x8 OIksZm2 6I5Vas1r/lR9Y81Jfjuj0t7Stx /AfTREGgNfzj7NMBd0kUqAE7YGts gliwWa4F2ouaJGHMBEDl9adZ1JfzdqH45cPjv93AnYjkg263abJlAcqHue&downloadAs=plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id597986893?mt=8

http://www.signbinariestown.com/c?x=lWvl2E2EznHw51Zs/0iHNM96zom8eEnbr l9zknxvIc=&c=2TLxLHnRFPOETygnKtWOGfKXIPY0QkcLYFmu36B7I2m6 ssUI56VB2bSSHiCFc4KWmrskDq2ehGvt/asTDKFSYwZIFKAF/MqhtPYsvCTUvJ7IWyXM2j3kToEXyB1eG5UTdAlsSUN1jYYR/JFcPpevA==&downloadAs=plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id597986893?mt=8

http://www.towerscyclepresent.com/c?x=NVWA bz t107ntOEVkDMZ3Pju2zJz2hooki4tMjQni8=&c=9rhGURNHoDNqBzVlQ16WWCezVQfTNxRHBL4AYD8PTAvkw9/CVLz9HUNpq/EqNROubusc2W2/NtkoMzlv3Pu4hwOHv8REXiBiZ9bsZBBTRr4DCR5AJc N5bYEl7Hf5W5Pjd4yDmMjj4C7yh2axWKowQ==&downloadAs=plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id597986893?mt=8

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