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yandere-simulator.exe

Program Setup

Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application yandere-simulator.exe by Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria) 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newcitycontent.com.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload  (signed by Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_58854

MD5:
2869e25cb2435c9ea393a42a4415daa7

SHA-1:
b64dbe64ba2ecd129dcf732cf7798069d13169e5

SHA-256:
1ff4ed790a50b9818b9778f6495e7541e44d00c631583586da672fa19c2795db

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/26/2024 4:38:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.23.2

File size:
933.7 KB (956,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_58854

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yandere-simulator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 5:41:47 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 8:23:54 AM

Subject:
CN=Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DC9E5F7E1CC5DF0CA4ED082CF7EB9D86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zriPYsi61YBR2c11w3n54kSjJmRD6JGriGuet/di8GD:z+gJg3n59cJmRDSG+Sds8S

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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Entropy:
7.9355

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file yandere-simulator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.newcitycontent.com/c?x=9nuO0 2ABKIn/ QHAFNT8bw1K5GDGr4Yx79qTjxy9eo=&c=fzRUAPTeJ4fJBHbZ5Ouvbr885qgVJQTU6YhGoeOAe5Zksddx NuMjTQfAsWJ13MFnh/BZljZZSYST5BKPKB qjKhxwwmd/V6HSFVgXFdDETQh/oVifKEAYKyHIsSOsc8l7cogE86e1 2oCsYhFs0mKmN60j2QMNi9JdL/kVZU0w=&downloadAs=yandere-simulator.exe&fallback_url=https://11112221.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/shipping/downloads/.../GameManagerYandere.exe

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