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01-most-known-unknown-hits.exe

Protected Downloader

Zugara Investments Limited

The application 01-most-known-unknown-hits.exe, “Protected Downloader Setup ” by Zugara Investments Limited has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-manage.com.
Publisher:
Zugara Investments Limited   (signed by Zugara Investments Limited)

Product:
Protected Downloader

Description:
Protected Downloader Setup

MD5:
f2949f01aa45ff1305d38b73fc3c2001

SHA-1:
30596759a68d5fffadfbb8cba4dac4ccd4f7249b

SHA-256:
a6a3d04246c4e95ec54d8a19beb2d0002a4ecda138affcbbb50102ac4d9e75e2

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:38:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Zugara.boeb
7.11.214.146

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150927

AVG
Zugara
2016.0.2973

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6417
9.0.1.0270

G Data
Win32.Adware.Zugara
15.9.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of robin-luke-susie-darlinmp3.exe (Adware)
2015.9.27.15

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallMonetizer
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ZugaraInvestments.Installer (M)
15.8.14.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,139,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\01-most-known-unknown-hits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugara Investments Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zugara Investments Limited, O=Zugara Investments Limited, STREET=Naousis 1, STREET="Karapatakis Building, Suite 2, 4th floor", L=Larnaca, S=Larnaca, PostalCode=6018, C=CY

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

Serial number:
0F61CE2AF8431A752FBA5F8EC235BDB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PxGjJA36c/B6vtA7H3YqlXh8KiU3KO/ClwKqux8eaJOPKlsMc:4iT/g83LhwcKBlCG8dhKv

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9129

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file 01-most-known-unknown-hits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download-manage.com/lp/.../download.php?data=aHR0cDovL3d3dy40c2hhcmVkLmNvbS9tcDMvN0xHanhGeDAvMDFfTW9zdF9Lbm93bl9Vbmtub3duX0hpdHMuaHRtP2FmZj03NjM3ODI5&fname=MDEgTW9zdCBLbm93biBVbmtub3duIEhpdHM=

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