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thesims3_game_downloader.exe

TODO:

Start Installer

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, “TheSims3_Game_Downloader” by Start Installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from rain2maker.biz.
Publisher:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Start Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
TheSims3_Game_Downloader

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
3fb6493fb07c6f142ec5ec1d26032e6c

SHA-1:
d3e1a5ade3db31fc5ddd9889210dfec6dd5c11f8

SHA-256:
cc3d46a85a634ab99013e028e10f8fd729da4e67f3e643d197407da216151325

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:
11/16/2024 11:44:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.StartInstaller (M)
16.1.26.22

File size:
1.9 MB (1,958,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallerManager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\thesims3_game_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Installer, OU=Start Installer, O=Start Installer, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite #427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
698FCE4EEDDA7C3853C0A7CDE049BA16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2014 4:23:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RyuMBg2Xgc9iqYIpfPAH3h8gYpGA8Ly9wES0jlpPe9m+/AWiL3IjYDBRdxh:kfg2X3iqRPAR8gQP8Ly9wES0Qm+/AWSl

Entry address:
0x110CC4

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 7D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 7F, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, B6, 7D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 90, ED, 55, 00, E8, AE, 7E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, C8, D8, EF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, ED, 7E, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, A4, 82, 53, 00, 57, FF, 35, 68, AB, BC, 01, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.2694

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,273,344 bytes)

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

http://rain2maker.biz/download_gate.php?cid=1233&file=TheSims3_Game_Downloader.exe&subid1=actr_bru&subid2=dlgm&subid3=msgm&subid4=sim3&subid5=lp3c2z_&27317=7mjxlj8ltecepf7dz4oykpdu47ss3y8xz9ajbct39ox18pcf9ysd8eav2cqzf416msxse35oun5jkuft55f8483reaoytd2sqzu2pn8iu3qvu5vdwrdxe15126n8rvqpvkf5b9lgm6lnvd1o8jyww4lwz2wlsbsujvr9mau98ro54awqy4237n2o2lm2m27si2yrrdfrqtz0fo4sgpii43khxh9zkocrb3cx5ybzl8andwvrx9a4y22fqnfe9hvm5rpwgexndxxs542hsuzfbsyovbqh6etdqadonttoqy1nkf13hj99r3a0seg8eabkg0qs3any0645kxuakbdgulef9hifs37vvzs1saxpbuyz1cp9dai8ku2rmjj89904rwgdd77fn80an1cpbhs2purbqpvk2rftmx8cv0ue2nvyj0iemfeojzcf35s6meqhve05t9pm80mk2owqimrpwpuizo595rsqm3k3vw7pfolcsaigyr3r

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