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the_pharcyde_discography.exe

Downloadnow Ltd

The application the_pharcyde_discography.exe by Downloadnow 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 OneClickDownload Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.oneclickdownloaer.com.
Publisher:
Downloadnow Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7e0a2e551237463683fd76c78e07e0dc

SHA-1:
79b0434441fd94779c644839c3965b25d1f73d25

SHA-256:
a781e9bd33951cb7eb699dfc92c2eed2d1c22732addaee91f0d5bcb134458c84

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 12:20:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OneClickDownload (M)
17.3.6.8

File size:
272.4 KB (278,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OneClickDownload Installer (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadnow Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/12/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/13/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloadnow Ltd, O=Downloadnow Ltd, L=Limassol, S=Limassol County, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
16B7670FC14AA2B216D5329335628558

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8798

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.oneclickdownloaer.com/.../product_download.php?murl=magnet:?xt=urn:btih:7e929b878e3bae422b8aa750ea6d8a0fae6198b0&name=The Pharcyde Discography

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