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windowsloader-2.2.2.exe

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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 windowsloader-2.2.2.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.downward234.info.
Publisher:
start pLaYinG  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
f9ec38fd1955f063ebae15873bb6b95d

SHA-1:
50dfecb8ac5564b8fb360f7d54982497aa94ba7e

SHA-256:
c0dac5c7b659c2f6486ab00aae9ed44695d988dbfdec8da6a3eb421d286c82b6

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:44:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.startpLaYinG.Bundler (M)
16.2.18.0

File size:
1 MB (1,100,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr08-161724-a7adf87f-89eb-44a2-8b8d-bcd79ccb9df1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windowsloader-2.2.2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
start pLaYinG

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 12:59:59 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:
5710C1A12BBDDC415042EFF3C346F6DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2015 6:17:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cbSaE4mvt/WpKJ1Hm1vNruT0SFPlONGHP:cbSv4mvkpKbm1VruT0alHP

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 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, 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, 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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

The file windowsloader-2.2.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.downward234.info/.../1428509840/1428509840?74839207695YGFsLi09cDYrMCsxLR5hNDA1KzEoIWU5KjErNDgfaDQsH2FwYmxwbDZia29pISteHDBmHixdcnBzJnRgbGRocWoyWl9sZm1fdGhsJWprYx0vXVVpZzE4Tx4uXlRgbGRocWpHaF1cYmkrMicsJS0ndmFtHWRpZV9lXGZhNVRgbGRocWpHaF1cYmkrMicsJS0fbGpsW3NjbWhYaF45b2ZlYm9wbS5cXHBhc1hyb2sgW3RnXWVmWmxhZl80UmJqXGxucUxoW1tgaykqKyksMh9jWmpnOSojcWdwNiw

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