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plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe

Prog Application

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, “Prog Application 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.headappsheart.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Internet Installer application   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Prog Application

Description:
Prog Application Setup

MD5:
1bbe5d620726049f98dcb1359b428e81

SHA-1:
7425c23d0ebc26d5ed4e1d5574e2e1b367f20bb3

SHA-256:
acb359ff9ec77946d4d60ff70aa726e0e9444dc976e1107ea71d52db11c85374

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 1:33:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyDreamSA.Installer (M)
16.1.17.6

File size:
976.3 KB (999,752 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.7

Copyright:
Internet Web generic

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 8:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 9:36:18 PM

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:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:X6HYo+yfBaFxibriCGYxXLLatcwjVPoh/hAb65lCap8tqhYrWth:X64/ypaSb1HNLLae++vYyJutiHv

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9234

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 2 URLs.

http://www.headappsheart.com/c?x=MzsCjeiSdjM73zICAbfCc5rHWLaCAqunIpBf2med1Is=&c=0ac2vYppRDk9dD eeDj1JhFW9zZ34nP5hu8FN3Uaqij26Mx21Lkdo0dH/avziUiD/ucI8b xdd02SCOlEUzStLB9jJBFz6uSUf sYCuaBay1g5iqJj5SZCXbwZsrOSVU&downloadAs=plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id597986893?mt=8

http://www.newapplicationsgift.com/c?x=sVszPJPYH2tZUpKPoI8Vaib/OVeQX91Sl4UFabQEJGc=&c=ccUpvK5nA2L/nDPKndoTBkC/RoviVX74Du1uSXAgIPjOd/XgTiyX8Zs5SQmLtODxVKQRq VJXZHnmY0DsChMQkUPjyk6PTgaysrCWKb7DZ9adc8NJZg7UMXlEkiQ4HP &downloadAs=plants-vs-zombies-2-4.3.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id597986893?mt=8

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