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windows7 loader activator.exe

StArt Playing

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application windows7 loader activator.exe by StArt Playing 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.file26desktop.com.
Publisher:
StArt Playing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
125f8fa6a716c62ae0a73bccc234543a

SHA-1:
fe8b553d3a433e5b6b5d06111919e4b5b4f35427

SHA-256:
41c3113b85bda77e7b4d0a032d5ca6a6a2a6ad8e63e98dee67a3f4af27ce2a66

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:
12/25/2024 1:22:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.StArtPlaying.Bundler (M)
16.2.20.19

File size:
582.6 KB (596,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows7 loader activator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
StArt Playing

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/17/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=StArt Playing, O=StArt Playing, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
739CE44E2F967070860A0C9B17D31C41

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DJiylWg8OW6k8f9z8zA9VfdA0McBk39KT7xUEAfcsOQUDrda:DQyog8OpN9z8zA9VdZg9Y72osOQGU

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9683

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file windows7 loader activator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.file26desktop.com/.../get?p=5466&d=12647&l=12054&n=1&filename=Windows7 Loader Activator

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