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the_sims_medieval-reloaded.exe

INSTALL THIS

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application the_sims_medieval-reloaded.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL THIS 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from amazingthingz.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

1da970199fc8352bbf51813f6c965e66

SHA-1:

d3d40b09027dae1ec00a44ce2975f433ede117b4

SHA-256:

e520316b9b699982a917e412e88c4facbbbafed70f6177217c94491c6baad027

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

12/28/2024 6:49:23 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLTHIS.Installer (M)

16.1.13.7

File size:

222.3 KB (227,616 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\the_sims_medieval-reloaded.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

INSTALL THIS

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, 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:

022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/26/2014 9:34:55 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:JzV+4vRXDSgbq1hXwKiD52SCjYQGznJiNwCTPWRTyph5Wr:v+jgKQPQZAyphO

Entry address:

0xF917

Entry point:

E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 82, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 30, 80, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63... 
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Entropy:

6.3504

Code size:

155 KB (158,720 bytes)

The file the_sims_medieval-reloaded.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://amazingthingz.net/.../get.php?channel=7348&rk=18613304

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