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3ds0958 - tomodachi life.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application 3ds0958 - tomodachi life.exe by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. 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 roms43.com.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3d214f00dfeaadcf8fefb093fde85f9a

SHA-1:
a4f8a23ea3b00d2abd5e751497752d5de61992ce

SHA-256:
afcf00d121af79edd3bf5e20ffb00005e85803b4ccef5b2e1e642e29353c752e

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 '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:
8/16/2025 4:26:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.218.100

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3166

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.CKP
21455

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.077

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 3ds0497 - bravely default -multi6-.exe (Adware)
2015.6.24.14

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6822

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoygp
0.28.2.62841

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150318

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.ironSource
15.3.18.19

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.154
2.0.0.1967

File size:
745.5 KB (763,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\3ds0958 - tomodachi life.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zdFaXS3sBPaI16xvgSE1j8nQU0fSSIvwD9GnBORh/a0u50Iun/3KDz:zdFSeI16iSxnJcSSIvwInKy50IOyz

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8471

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file 3ds0958 - tomodachi life.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://roms43.com/free-download-us/.../

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