stronghold crusader.exe

File

DIrect downLoAD gTT

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application stronghold crusader.exe by DIrect downLoAD gTT 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from getr.0116e.info.
Publisher:
DIrect downLoAD gTT  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
3720ddc85970e5a2cdf5139c46d91b5b

SHA-1:
9c7b24f44393e1518bdd0693ec38001a4c427d2d

SHA-256:
35b903f499f5661a144595ba15bf83478f09f796815db1fd2ff2b76929e55d55

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 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:
11/27/2024 4:44:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.12.4.7

File size:
1.1 MB (1,125,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015May14-145818-9553fae2-3c9c-44f0-86a8-2f58f7b886f0.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/11/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DIrect downLoAD gTT, O=DIrect downLoAD gTT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
32873010301397F02DFA0BC253BCF5A8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2015 4:58:19 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xbSaE4mvt/GJzNOovt3g75Xc6mnPRYmf8y:xbSv4mvQJzNBvt32XoPRYmF

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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

http://getr.0116e.info/1431615505/1431615505/.../bWQpTjooQVltY20lZmdqXGtbZWU7TXNybWxeZWlkZCk9cXVxX1tibCMmcnN0cmo7X3FuaCUxWyQyZCMpY1tkd19zci1uX2lwX2oudnN5JTBkWGsfK2ZvHzJkQm1ua2ZnYWJHYG5fZVxvIEs9MywvOSRnWmxoNTIkdGhwOzA

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