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the-sims-2.exe

Program

Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application the-sims-2.exe, “Program Setup ” by Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings) 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 www.bundlesharebits.com.

File name:

the-sims-2.exe

Publisher:

Prog Application Software (signed by Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:

Program

Description:

Program Setup

MD5:

8512664f1784f6624b9980eb136a9938

SHA-1:

1ce2e5cee6518e6cc0de55e92e4dbdf46bc6e20b

SHA-256:

22c40cdc0260ae0a4aac3000361e3a864ff7da1fb4574dd7e8e75b6b0e45fbde

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:

12/24/2024 5:16:09 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)

16.12.5.11

File size:

973.7 KB (997,040 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\the-sims-2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 4:03:42 AM

Valid to:

10/30/2016 8:56:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

11213402C76335CCE48F23AC24261E9FCF12

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:oNl+asK/kqOzFlbUW63ibE7YhdEg7qZ03fuPiQ4vl+4Q:o/v0z7O++YhV8enQ4Q

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Entropy:

7.9302

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.bundlesharebits.com/c?x=DA0OsaF0EnvzJZJQ UvO8uTvI9zSvvDqrMpBQ BpDCA=&c=k9Uej9YSzOvG5y7zk4QLp0F7H/6dysxRLZe/isHBPabl9171g3WSpyET46qqCdD1XsskJ9wHl/ /15rt1NGJhUo3513lsMN5RT6qzB1Q4baERVvWginlrxBT0yfV9/so3K rStbZBMdH1TFH3zSScw==&downloadAs=the-sims-2.exe&fallback_url=http://download-i.com/softwares/.../Sims2Screensaver.exe

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