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tank-in-action.exe

Duck Play, LLC.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application tank-in-action.exe by Duck Play 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from installerlaunch-mm1.com.
Publisher:
Duck Play, LLC.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
80e542ed7ce7c991dc7ed761ec14f69c

SHA-1:
3d2375e8231a410976c311da768a4c263ef078fb

SHA-256:
d2d9f03ce1fdb7bf8f7e81852352992fe2fedc5b814be6fcdeea0b755a06ea0c

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:
12/26/2024 12:21:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.4.0

File size:
768.2 KB (786,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tank-in-action.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Duck Play, LLC.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/6/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Duck Play, LLC.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Duck Play, LLC.", L=Plantation, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
61BB10A02680B1BE9CBF105FD54BEAAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dsMJfsLAyEXGgEYLKkK+7TYxVT/mYl1q8kQ2UhkQ:dDJfsK5ZYGgeYK8Xh

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file tank-in-action.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installerlaunch-mm1.com/dl.php?dl=mm/mm_16627_v1.exe&dn=tank-in-action.exe&sid=1579-br&pid=1514&browser=ch&ptrk=8931jcmsq361ccbo3pkat9e5p4&TYP_URL=http://.../ty.php

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