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plants_vs_zombies_2.exe

Mesesa

Webcellence Ltd

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.exe, “Mesesa Setup ” by Webcellence 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.vaultbytetoday.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mesesa

Description:
Mesesa Setup

MD5:
42364e96335ba1b41c828335935b060c

SHA-1:
097c168dac698dcece1cb13f950fbd0178c5fa0d

SHA-256:
6418ea3e79f9a97efc28852ec6334e6167883cdfb47d163e939bfc3ee419fc8e

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:
11/28/2024 3:37:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.13.5

File size:
1.2 MB (1,264,144 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\plants_vs_zombies_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd, O=Webcellence Ltd, L=Ora, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121C55738C0A5E7493A6E41B5185E81DFD5

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file plants_vs_zombies_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.vaultbytetoday.com/ZxzXy8okrunVVDdFdJjFqhHotCH2sTOAgbuQbk3bxkq05psBY8XgFJxKK6_M5DtGT6yKqODE9g6pvhJQFVV38IeWhPA6QoVwJXbQnmbFWTGa3vmYTXPJGE1gwBzjo9Lyj88MbKGF7DSZyqk4ezCncqSuM49nmQVHTtXl9vUPCVNzNZKfgO0HGHbIrcROP3TOjz1m 9EMkOQWz9yTQy0OuW6w82IU6o3Ljqq zckJn9DrThTUvjefr4iMAJacGuUT_28b11hqXjJVr23_hiCxVt8mE69ZMGp4gvQM_ekyyoZUd_TfMmKPAZkVNflMxZN67FN62uZiFZcIu eiVGmPz6v8Ny G5zn5RXk29B6327VGgj_F8LViIKCZ4PStm1CXrlW1HTBdbokhWL0YhTQjU_GvvTl2DLzoigHREDQsnz8P90vorcBOHm_i_JLW3nEeRs8Fn2dwZg9Tm7E7tJyLIF7yvyCLH01cFEcc_k6kUGlSL5IHdsCcCzShK_U1KGcGhvCLnSEk-G4QAAORte69p0JfWFAsJhwWajSAXB z7Kwto4AHnqQQc6MY4hiw4hGN7MK4x8YnzBr2gf2yoqBtIwPzxSz57yg0_9sW15zWKkz4F1bkUqQKnIbnIrta9 sncEAc=

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