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plantsvszomb_setup.exe

Joltlogic

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application plantsvszomb_setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Joltlogic 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from plants-vs-zombies.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Joltlogic)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
116933908023b0efe559d9b5937ae678

SHA-1:
fb8b4256804b12050f83a637a784e9c64e57a412

SHA-256:
72bfe28c60b9e83a2eb95a5d711b11255c0883546f80f6a849306ca93c5add7f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
1/14/2025 10:32:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Joltlogi.Installer (M)
16.3.26.9

File size:
371.4 KB (380,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plantsvszomb_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/28/2014 11:00:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iK+34SfOPL14ggN8Y+/bNMo3cfgxKq2nQ2C8:fYlfOPaPN8YQMo3coxhV8

Entry address:
0x172E3

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, 73, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, A4, 75, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Entropy:
5.6830

Code size:
167 KB (171,008 bytes)

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

http://plants-vs-zombies.software.informer.com/.../

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