subwaysurfers_game_downloader.exe

Xpress Installer

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 subwaysurfers_game_downloader.exe by Xpress Installer 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 pcfileddl.com.
Publisher:
Xpress Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
390f0cff149c519455e0385794f502ad

SHA-1:
93790ddb8a301232ffa696c6e85bca3bf919f9ef

SHA-256:
1f96273581c02119525b1c2262edac1d18014b75e96478208bd672c3f32b6f07

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 5:32:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
17.3.14.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/28/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Xpress Installer, OU=Xpress Installer, O=Xpress Installer, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

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

Serial number:
426A40A18F4F86A9762818361D0BB535

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2015 6:54:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

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:
7.0550

Code size:
557.5 KB (570,880 bytes)

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

http://pcfileddl.com/download.php?campaignId=20&filename=SubwaySurfers_Game_Downloader.exe&subid1=16yar&subid2=doga&subid3=ret8a_jcm&subid4=fbgm_subwaysurfers&subid5=lp3c_nobs_param1_NoKW

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