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18-wheels-of-steel-pedal-to-the-metal-demo-32-bits.exe

The application 18-wheels-of-steel-pedal-to-the-metal-demo-32-bits.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.cdn.baixaki.com.br.
MD5:
512bb9e7b38dc8e8f91b94b9dba19ae7

SHA-1:
25a1d40aec2131538d3b05ecebbd11935dd8fe7f

SHA-256:
a808d53f29a3c9094c432c068adcf24d7d44ad51860046a8d9288a841cb43ddb

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:29:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.AB
7.11.153.64

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AB
18446

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.107
9.0.1.017

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
10.9900

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2016.01.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!512BB9E7B38D
5600.6517

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.10600

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.dc7
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.16115

Sophos
Generic PUA CF
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9380

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
29986

File size:
643.9 KB (659,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\18-wheels-of-steel-pedal-to-the-metal-demo-32-bits.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jR8kyMJfsoULtyefExEL52EyE6Wq45t4yXijqHYSgCWDqYJ78AV+ytTHApWN7i4E:l8kyMJfs955fVSk15SEiW4sWb8A7HAE4

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file 18-wheels-of-steel-pedal-to-the-metal-demo-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.cdn.baixaki.com.br/programas/35361/.../18-wheels-of-steel-pedal-to-the-metal-demo-32-bits.exe

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