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whatsapp-for-pc-free.exe

Install Manager

QUALITY SCORE SL

The application whatsapp-for-pc-free.exe by QUALITY SCORE SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads205.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
QUALITY SCORE SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Install Manager

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
e18d6cdcea76fe7c8cfdadb397707e29

SHA-1:
a05ab034c168a09924bfa2e16d6cdca058fc73dc

SHA-256:
7a684f54ada71601a04522e68e154fe0899d2afb2ccaa2161c7b5814298dfb17

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:
12/29/2024 8:36:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QUALITYSCORE (M)
15.12.28.7

File size:
250.8 KB (256,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Loader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whatsapp-for-pc-free.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QUALITY SCORE SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/1/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/2/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=QUALITY SCORE SL, O=QUALITY SCORE SL, STREET=CALLE SERRANO 213, L=MADRID, S=MADRID, PostalCode=28016, C=ES

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

Serial number:
4AB0F061E1C305B4B31A8ACE3AEA2E01

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2014 1:45:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8p/GadNcrooAFJmDfK69dTa38//70MUOg2KuV5JoMflpY+9cc9:LSGfK69q8/AT3CHbf/Y14

Entry address:
0x35EC2

Entry point:
4D, 5A, 90, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 1F, BA, 0E, 00, B4, 09, CD, 21, B8, 01, 4C, CD, 21, 54, 68, 69, 73, 20, 70, 72, 6F, 67, 72, 61, 6D, 20, 63, 61, 6E, 6E, 6F, 74, 20, 62, 65, 20, 72, 75, 6E, 20, 69, 6E, 20, 44, 4F, 53, 20, 6D, 6F, 64, 65, 2E, 0D, 0D, 0A, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1155

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

The file whatsapp-for-pc-free.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloads205.com/bin/.../windows-defender.exe

http://downloads205.com/bin/.../microsoft-office-2013.exe

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