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thesims3_game_downloader.exe

Hata

File Validated

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application thesims3_game_downloader.exe, “Hata Setup ” by File Validated 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 InstallMetrix Software installer.
Publisher:
Nis   (signed by File Validated)

Product:
Hata

Description:
Hata Setup

MD5:
e25f57a034d8b7ead3cd04c6011dbcbc

SHA-1:
5731b08c2b59b3a3a3010870d580d281318290aa

SHA-256:
5a8cd0a66b18855ab4f2b169dc09166c51c4f59eaa59e56ee08db0ed99c242d4

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:
1/15/2025 3:16:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileVali.Installer (M)
16.3.23.12

File size:
1 MB (1,094,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\thesims3_game_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Validated

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/2/2016 4:33:01 AM

Valid to:
2/2/2017 4:33:01 AM

Subject:
CN=File Validated, O=File Validated, L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

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

Serial number:
112127B04ABA745F034A3BB2B235BBD0A1E4

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):
24576:c4WAxCGMH40LR+AgKoyiXByynmCywV+/zhwbWDRxwAbNTg5:c4XCDe9Vhw93wVkxHB

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8769

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file thesims3_game_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.applicationschucklemeta.com/c?x=hUIdRPuPXQnog2kh8cT17YvI/5mCTG2mMuE7KQy8MJM=&c=5aifxlugaahjDF44hfjTn0UY0auxqWVXLiim8VbcPGfUULy9G7S8/J08KaAsSC/E 3kWVVhY5qubPW0yABGmZtchrWjheRXMkAQ43qgOSnhQfCdn5ICKwqwY6npkkl1R&downloadAs=TheSims3_Game_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../IM_IN.html

http://www.applicationschucklemeta.com/c?x=j62s7dGAo vAicjE0xO4SYic3HlE2gQxbm5zKxoGfTA=&c=bzxexaaMT7xno7HQFuH0dtgs4RZgudGQF2Ssx8/sdEFY3cVKe5tFbZtAE103C 2vgKRYraL5D0JtwsCzgFNmAtaoTnuuYkmsQ3rCMUQQrKSKktweQfVKctD6H5yE7TOp&downloadAs=TheSims3_Game_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../IM_IN.html

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