bluestacks-0.8.8.8006-beta.exe

BlueStacks App Player

Innovative Systems LLC

The application bluestacks-0.8.8.8006-beta.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from bluestacks.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
BlueStacks App Player

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
9379626d5eac0b5272aa20273bb54687

SHA-1:
2bfbb1fa351f39c2cb0446763c7acd97b5b01e17

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:48:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.179.120

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141019

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.10.19.09

McAfee
Artemis!045AAB13437B
5600.6972

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.X
14.10.19.21

File size:
496.4 KB (508,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\bluestacks-0.8.8.8006-beta.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 7:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VQTI/OzlHH72KvH5msMq2+glZje+IbvxVHCLiCZKOR:GTI/2V75v5msM4v+ItVHC2CZJ

Entry address:
0x331F

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8473

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file bluestacks-0.8.8.8006-beta.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://bluestacks.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsnl0kPjuhHBrzcteQv A8/yan9np5ktEPJgTtabv2LSflgxQEYyrJWbW1E/Y9wrlq1pTBQlnSu36rVwXlszi1if/.../gh7JpWjz4oFGMlvxmFpO5c9ClLHta1dPoVal93UgH5tH3jFz5ba11kSygAsQe5MOxUS w78SCkW8qZLZJV9ZhfCpg9LP0Rll8jgi4ydVaGyzhABCh9t612Vpta2DP 2AX18uKaSa6TgLXivBtawbi3mw=

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