thesims4-setup.exe

LLC

The application thesims4-setup.exe by LLC 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 9dc6e2cc6c2ace97b3b16e006905bb28.ajhsfksdjfh.ru.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

MD5:
66c506e015ff0e8ac19bb53d5f3b2f6c

SHA-1:
206fd2e7d25e7d059d75e4d3cb1cd10e720d0a70

SHA-256:
029ab74af78b4af11fa399a3cc97ba080315feb499753c706ab15cb4079cc211

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:
12/27/2024 11:36:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.Installer
17.1.14.0

File size:
3.5 MB (3,621,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\thesims4-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/17/2015 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/17/2016 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""PNN SOFT""", OU=IT, O="LLC ""PNN SOFT""", STREET="Komandarma Kamenyeva str., 4A", L=Kyyiv, S=Kyyiv, PostalCode=01133, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00C91252ADCD0516A86DEBBE7AE362F14D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/6/2015 7:15:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

Entry address:
0x34D19E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 60, 6E, 75, 00, 68, 70, E5, 74, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 50, 40, 75, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 08, 8A, 75, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 04, 8A, 75, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 00, 8A, 75, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, FC, 89, 75, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 1B, 12, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, E6, 0E, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 40, 75, 00, A3, 74, 9F, 75, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
3.3 MB (3,482,112 bytes)

The file thesims4-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://9dc6e2cc6c2ace97b3b16e006905bb28.ajhsfksdjfh.ru/.../?f=YTo3OntzOjc6InNpdGVfaWQiO3M6NDoiMTc2MyI7czo4OiJmaWxlX3VybCI7czo0MzoiaHR0cDovL3hha2VwaS5ydS9maWxlcy8_bj1zZXR1cC56aXAmcHA9Y3ViZSI7czo5OiJmaWxlX25hbWUiO3M6MTg6IlRoZVNpbXM0LVNldHVwLmV4ZSI7czo5OiJmaWxlX3R5cGUiO3M6NToic2V0dXAiO3M6OToiZmlsZV9zaXplIjtpOjcwMDA7czo2OiJyYW5kb20iO2k6MTYwNjM1O3M6NDoidGltZSI7aToxNDQxNTM0MDA3O30,

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