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the-sims-2-setup.exe

The application the-sims-2-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from secured-download.com.
MD5:
0cb4d234bec88935ffb49ed46bb6f818

SHA-1:
b6a52330b83e06c3ddc8253210ca47b34e69639a

SHA-256:
52dede4e552e70a38a6acb271decb3140bfea6e18e85bd89b22be6dbf58aabd1

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:12:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.HJ
7.11.214.168

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
9.8745

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google_chrome_setup.exe
2015.6.14.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15187

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.03.07.10

McAfee
Artemis!E30156E3AC2B
5600.6735

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.03.07.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15305

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10011

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
21022

File size:
620.3 KB (635,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the-sims-2-setup.exe

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nyMJfsGGO+GD282zC3Xqw1jg43hz6ZCxsGqinqVgm2tBC16xopz5J1p:nyMJfsJ+qnaaw1xWUsGqiagmyBC18

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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Entropy:
7.8266

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file the-sims-2-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secured-download.com/system/cores/channel/.../the-sims-2-setup.exe

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