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the_sims_4-torrent.exe

Evgen Kugitko

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application the_sims_4-torrent.exe by Evgen Kugitko has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from ec2-54-88-185-190.compute-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
NirSoft Installer  (signed by Evgen Kugitko)

Product:
NirSoft Installer

Version:
1.4.5.1

MD5:
2d5c971c86c230959aab970efa26ddec

SHA-1:
ce963ea16ce62b62be5846fa514d408a97eaf0d3

SHA-256:
0f21c644f4a98f951eba0e0cd753d49d370c85da2bc2e209e47a3757a865b222

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.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 7:05:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webpick.EvgenKug.Installer (M)
16.6.26.10

File size:
515.7 KB (528,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the_sims_4-torrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Evgen Kugitko

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evgen Kugitko, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, C=UA

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

Serial number:
4179EA1BEC59D4CA7E66862832555480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cilpeaNjTWFcLQ1D3YzyvwvzdISW9fWZU1qz5XoCMNhhGVI4eARbdGBnSl:5yaNOFcLQ1Dsyvwvz6aSIJoCMN/GW4eo

Entry address:
0x10FA28

Entry point:
68, FC, DF, 2B, C2, 60, C7, 44, 24, 20, 60, 66, 55, 00, 68, BB, 45, 72, 3D, E8, B6, 3B, FD, FF, E9, 1A, 1B, FD, FF, 01, F7, 8D, 10, 72, 66, 64, D8, 88, C2, 46, A0, D2, 49, BB, EB, 9A, 2E, FD, CD, 89, 52, D9, F1, 74, 8C, 4E, 46, 55, B1, B7, 86, DC, FB, 11, 30, 46, C5, 28, DD, C0, 80, 1C, FA, 53, 4D, B8, 20, E8, 17, 61, 57, 3A, 4D, F3, 07, 0F, D1, 1E, 54, AE, 31, D7, 29, 1F, 66, 29, 49, 52, 28, FF, 67, A5, 6D, 4B, EB, 2E, 0E, 77, 05, 97, 2B, AE, 74, F6, F4, 4D, 98, C2, FD, E0, 86, 60, DF, D7, 2D, 43, F2, 31...
 
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Code size:
686.5 KB (702,976 bytes)

The file the_sims_4-torrent.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ec2-54-88-185-190.compute-1.amazonaws.com/FnouJrtzVZ0/lydCquoNukSRRkvU9U8BCQ/lydCquoNukTw_b-J8sIRYA/voOAqWm0PSJeejBWzUOH-F6tbZnkTq9G/.../8P2_ifLCEWDxFU6_3kflcA

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