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Steam

Software Assistant

The application steam.exe 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 file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadme.co.
Publisher:
Software Assistant

Product:
Steam

Version:
3.0.0.156

MD5:
43d8e00485016ad68f29d4e133f5cbca

SHA-1:
d0ba04049f08b369cba00ce8c2ced80cb0dec09c

SHA-256:
d69ebabba46fb8b80951f2334cc51a5e48401d502dbba5d2c66436d0ab9f5f4e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:21:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Bundler.Meta (M)
16.6.21.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,139,232 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.156

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\steam.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GxGsTqr1SHPKo5GRYWAuX4BRwvxDdGLMqj70QEJakK:LWqESosRYWlE4lUAqj70QEJakK

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9669

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadme.co/v2/click/9af6aa63/?d=http://downloadme.co/.../steam.exe&n=Steam&key=62329b028df5fc19fb4048c75dc239525ad4ea56416744a77bae1e31fa4b3ae0&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadme.co/.../steam.png&sid=steam&filename=Steam

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