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ppgames.exe

PlayPopGames

The application ppgames.exe by PlayPopGames has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from playpopgames.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PlayPopGames  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e9b4d1ce19040fd83cd790c7d61994c

SHA-1:
96d16beca69e11f06531d20cd8d5c08e921452f3

SHA-256:
68f1e3d5b5f13ecce03d35b6d107281628f16cb35670ac3960c0d1d97be3f995

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:12:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PlayPopGames.Installer.Meta (L)
15.12.3.23

File size:
71.3 KB (73,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlayPopGames

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/7/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/7/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PlayPopGames, O=PlayPopGames, L=Lake Forest, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
39C5744D7A877142C1133D8AC122DE74

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:BQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJk1NTyrGHhFw7gz9YPTte9UmxdGaIMgi:BQIURTXJkXTyrYm490TtO5ENMg

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3925

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file ppgames.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

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http://playpopgames.com/pop/.../VYxZm1WaDZcuVF1DkW1M5M&c=gameId2811

http://rras.playpopgames.com/pop/exe/.../PPGames.exe

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