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snapchat_downloader.exe

File Validated

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application snapchat_downloader.exe by File Validated 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 InstallMetrix Software installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from rain2maker.biz.
Publisher:
File Validated  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8e12675411b667a09ca39f677e12b99e

SHA-1:
6b8c979d558900d5c26c8c2efc73749bbf4334b4

SHA-256:
cefb3469a5876644c5ea8bd5c5aee60cc36231edfdac29d3f2cdfaa1d9b09045

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 11:38:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileValidated (M)
16.1.30.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Validated

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Validated, O=File Validated, STREET="345 Grove Street, Second Floor", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94102, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E2278F549ABFA7B55EC33EAEB0B4D0EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/19/2015 11:25:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0tb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7abQ8P/tsmjcl/qe1Fyf66A:dVg5tQ7abpP/tsmAjWS5

Entry address:
0x25F74

Entry point:
E8, 6A, CE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A3, 4B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0582

Code size:
557.5 KB (570,880 bytes)

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

http://rain2maker.biz/download.php?campaignId=114&filename=SnapChat_Downloader.exe&subid1=16yar&subid2=moba&subid3=ret8a_jle&subid4=moba_snapchat&subid5=lp2c_nobs_mar6tst_NoKW

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