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alexgordon.exe

GamesPub Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application alexgordon.exe by GamesPub has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.toomkygamesfiles.com.
Publisher:
GamesPub Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f06d62f7f8ddf71f5a3f8ef28922f341

SHA-1:
229e22676e5f762ce6ccfe9cb9607640cdd0f837

SHA-256:
8b6eecef37ffe2a9c8fb2ecdf6b2d6a7632bc8269b2d4bb3fa7154d1cd3ff55f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 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:
5/18/2024 10:50:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GamesPub (M)
16.2.21.2

File size:
790.5 KB (809,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\alexgordon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GamesPub Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/11/2013 5:00:30 PM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 5:00:30 PM

Subject:
CN=GamesPub Ltd, O=GamesPub Ltd, L=Victoria, S=Mahe, C=SC

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

Serial number:
11216D6AAAF9A1C6D0048136671D0837834D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IevpeOxM9h6XglRytf1kRVR7QEHCo/B2KjBD5fqf1TfnuPYZGVRhnhArm55zoTyA:IevDxY6QlEcNQEi0Bn5fqtTvfato+cr

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file alexgordon.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.toomkygamesfiles.com/?ic_user_id=159

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