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The Sims 4

The Sims GM

The executable thesimsdownloader.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from simsdownloader.drivings.uploadtobox.com.
Publisher:
The Sims GM

Product:
The Sims 4

Description:
The Sims GM

Version:
4

MD5:
7358dd5dac34eca96e4c3ea058627425

SHA-1:
512aedd4223502558de8f857730b4bcbd7e8a559

SHA-256:
0c20ade7d2a5e6e237138f30d06c5c071d81afa4a9444244091bc69a513bfb56

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 12:49:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160327-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.217.1571.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
10.04.2016 15:29:17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
48132

File size:
1.2 MB (1,310,057 bytes)

Product version:
4

Copyright:
The Sims GM

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\thesimsdownloader.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5rolKzKxHWk11HtGId7zpft9IIZo+xBw/bwg2XxPimkvjhYHW:BoKzKEkV9zpft9/3zwTx2Xxra

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
74, 07, FE, CA, 0F, AF, CD, 29, DD, F3, 88, EE, FE, CE, 4B, F2, 81, EA, 18, A9, 75, AB, 4B, 8B, D2, 0F, AF, EB, BE, 15, FB, AB, 2C, 83, E7, 00, 21, C8, F3, F6, C6, 6D, BF, EE, 82, 02, 00, 86, D3, 09, C5, 8D, 0D, 01, 99, 13, 7F, 81, F7, 2F, 88, 02, 00, 85, D1, 75, 06, 81, CA, 7A, 57, FD, 75, 0F, AF, DE, B5, F4, F2, 29, C8, 85, C1, 35, 74, EB, 7B, EC, 68, 89, F6, 0E, 00, 71, 08, F7, C0, 30, B4, D2, E5, 84, EC, 5B, 85, C6, 78, 06, 81, E8, 4C, 13, E1, 4A, 81, EB, B2, 28, 06, 00, FF, CA, F7, C7, A0, 10, 92, 2D...
 
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Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://simsdownloader.drivings.uploadtobox.com/TheSimsDownloader.exe

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