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candy_crush_saga_tr.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application candy_crush_saga_tr.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 11 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 api.downloadastro.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
502020d53042fa9412440f4730ec22c7

SHA-1:
995843fd8ff155ba543b12a383eb7cb2dcaec20d

SHA-256:
d3c889648eff3b7c8b64c992f22634fbd34cb832c98b24f218e78ff98f271657

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 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:
4/26/2024 4:16:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.64191
7.11.142.28

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150810

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3021

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18076

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MJ
9.9653

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_microsoft_word_ja.exe (Adware)
2015.9.20.5

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MaxSetup
v2015.08.10.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.Installer (M)
15.8.10.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28142

File size:
641.9 KB (657,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\candy_crush_saga_tr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4QhpkUw9tWTJ4NVBz91Fq4Guo+HJviSdKHJ84vD0OIVGi9Btmk8EOH:4QhSD+J4LF1po+4KKHJ8gDbIVr9Ok8l

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 candy_crush_saga_tr.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://api.downloadastro.com/api/downloader/.../tr?callback=jsonpCallbackDownload&_=1396945012

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