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bluestacks-app-player.exe

Installation Wizard

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application bluestacks-app-player.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bitstagcontent.com.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload  (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Installation Wizard

Version:
1.0.13.24053

MD5:
a3cc2f0e64509eb7f89cff43d0329bc8

SHA-1:
08340e6fc5423e045406c81ea2dbd5036088a853

SHA-256:
aa792830f218ad2641722bc3d6bd22161afff2d8829b2ae25e7a190d9c1dd885

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/29/2024 5:37:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.9

File size:
1.2 MB (1,217,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.13.24053

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bluestacks-app-player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/20/2016 3:52:17 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 3:53:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11218D42D633AAFCED2E0A8CAF0245EEE3D1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file bluestacks-app-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bitstagcontent.com/H8DE9B_lsDhh34nmc7S GErZHrLwKrm5QV6qpT10lpwqO8kWXA5OhpPGm1ytanWDQC9VUPhF8J87HYUpMCmAiTCEqHK4VEakJvmilN_63B0HtA X3h32gpQf1sVw9k bWa7HNeHkZJSmdlzD7yhWAqw_ffER1l2KjU5hBrOB8i4DePobLvt0qsIRSu3QippqIV_jfD8H5_5dNatXdXvc3l4AgzuQDQ==-G1gAAGRsXUwHPaKxDgA24MCpQCYbgBcaNsbOVIgi3lhRAEkj0S ikqqihnbx1e36lq5Zate1hS99zvLtv_8qMZQhoRBLilTmVgj3dwY=

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