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Загрузчик игры Watch Dogs

The application watch_dogs.exe, “Загрузчик игры Watch Dogs Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Product:
Загрузчик игры Watch Dogs

Description:
Загрузчик игры Watch Dogs Setup

MD5:
999fe4be5e675e997fedbab53a5e3931

SHA-1:
4f6937c651617e841ff0449781cb472e8047b7ad

SHA-256:
4af78e2417092c807101498bbae850927bbf23a7ff87be749adbca1c3094abe9

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 10:31:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
W32.Application.Opencandy!c
2.1.4+

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OpenCandy
t3scan.2.0.3.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
16.2.5.14

File size:
2.8 MB (2,894,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:C9xvS+c1a5Ori3AjdGKAzHewhvfIgde/gi1scamQ4pDpsqq:MxSdr2UdGHeAHdJi1vaKDpsqq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://watchdogsdownload.ru/.../watch_dogs.exe

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