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sheeps-quest.exe

Application

Alawar Entertainment Inc

The application sheeps-quest.exe, “Application Setup ” by Alawar Entertainment Inc 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.atarata.pl.
Publisher:
Alawar Entertainment Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
001148ce904be761ac1bee809630ec4a

SHA-1:
a3e75b4d5a35e96581746394b0efc0a378164928

SHA-256:
2177c19d61fad4e545b43b9da95f05e91b2d08320365b1519382c41ad6a0bd95

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 8:49:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RES (M)
16.7.22.1

File size:
823.4 KB (843,152 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sheeps-quest.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alawar Entertainment Inc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/16/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Alawar Entertainment Inc, O=Alawar Entertainment Inc, L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7798F5A799C083FC2492ADE559B1C5E2

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wn+8HkqsoKo8QT5xSpA3oLHd8NpABvsoE6AO:w+XofTnaHd8j56t

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file sheeps-quest.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.atarata.pl/.../AtarataSheepsQuestFreePl.exe

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