plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare.exe

Kinukaroh

Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare.exe, “Kinukaroh Setup ” by Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings) 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.giftchuckleflash.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Napihigub   (signed by Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Kinukaroh

Description:
Kinukaroh Setup

Version:
2.7.4.2

MD5:
d36ce1f898de7a51927de184db2bb35d

SHA-1:
50137ca18c5d9be564797be94092fa3666985b8c

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:
11/27/2024 10:37:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.7.2.4

File size:
956.8 KB (979,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.2

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 12:17:28 AM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 7:58:45 PM

Subject:
CN=Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121514827CB46F6E7CA11FEEC66DEF15479

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:nRxlSfTfQWE1xCIFDWhhRpz4ac+zJGQrjQ8m70PFFC:nRPOUlaJ/V++IY5u0PFF

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9342

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.giftchuckleflash.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