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cbsidlm-cbsi176-superfast_shutdown-org-10410931.exe

CBS Interactive

This installer uses the CNET Download.com download manager (private label) in order to provide monetized offerings to end users. These offers could include ad-supported toolbars or various web browser extensions. The application cbsidlm-cbsi176-superfast_shutdown-org-10410931.exe by CBS Interactive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the DownloadCom Spot Install installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address phx1-rb-api-wax-web-lb.cnet.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
CNET Download.com  (signed by CBS Interactive)

Product:
CNET Download.com

Version:
5, 4, 0, 176

MD5:
3a41815e8b51f2c408c90d56d6d5bf2a

SHA-1:
686ffa84b518f63667b17939c4f8b475226c06c6

SHA-256:
b87eef4340f4888318cd287b8891f594a23f6b3b326cdf2568f6ed56506b4c06

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The installer is a co-bundle distribution utility that might contain adware or various unwanted programs. While the software it is providing is typically clean, some of the donwload manager offers could be classified as 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:
4/25/2024 1:57:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/CNETInstaller (variant)
8.9290

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.CBSInteractive.p
14.8.1.0

File size:
908.6 KB (930,440 bytes)

Product version:
5, 4, 0, 176

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
CNET Download.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cbsidlm-cbsi176-superfast_shutdown-org-10410931.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CBS Interactive

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CBS Interactive, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=CBS Interactive, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4E4BA2EE1F4C2B3D88BE589DA3471167

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/8/2014 12:28:39 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:klxkkh57BE8ucUB+26D8J8aRWnfJYbcyxOhKXtAAu3J:k37BruR64JWnCbYYXti3

Entry address:
0x225440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, EB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
888 KB (909,312 bytes)

The file cbsidlm-cbsi176-superfast_shutdown-org-10410931.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/65/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Karaoke_5-ORG-10638102.exe

http://software-files-arl.cnet.com/s/software/10/24/63/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Stronghold_demo-ORG-10246333.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/.../22/95/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Tenorshare_iTunes_Data_Recovery-ORG-75811360.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/46/55/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Nero_2014_Platinum-BP-10028984.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/83/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Grand_Theft_Auto_Vice_City_Ultimate_Vice_City_Mod-ORG-10248422.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/28/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-PC_Image_Editor-SEO-10532704.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/09/35/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-AutoCAD-SEO-10573933.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/29/20/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Tenorshare_PDF_Password_Recovery_Professional-ORG-75031115.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/89/78/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Age_of_Empires_Expansion_The_Rise_of_Rome-ORG-10023713.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/53/16/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Kingsoft_Office_Free_2013-SEO-75563178.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/11/38/04/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Foto_Face_Swap-SEO-75183987.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/10/67/40/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Always_On_Top-SEO-10674027.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/71/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-mHotspot-BP-75452123.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/83/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-360_Internet_Security-ORG-75915548.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/10/39/30/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-John_Deere_American_Farmer-ORG-10393087.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/08/35/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-MP3_Cutter_Joiner-SEO-10312223.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/10/40/33/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Screen_Grabber-ORG-10381837.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/10/78/00/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-xyExtract-SEO-10780039.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/22/29/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Sublime_Text-SEO-75547764.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/29/54/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Golden_Filter_Premium-ORG-10853878.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/25/17/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-123_Free_Solitaire-SEO-10022517.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/48/82/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Minecraft-ORG-75446433.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/11/91/05/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-FontExplorerLM-ORG-10602859.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/69/09/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-looksharp_Script_US-ORG-75760344.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/75/62/87/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Desktop_Plagiarism_Checker-BP-75628736.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/57/37/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Magix_Music_Maker_2014-SEO-10698847.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/11/68/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Unlocker-SEO-10493998.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/10/60/92/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Lego_Star_Wars_II_The_Original_Trilogy_v102_patch-ORG-10609211.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/29/94/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-PDF_to_X-ORG-75761199.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/67/32/.../cbsidlm-cbsi176-Free_RAR_Extractor-ORG-75754791.exe

Latest 30 of 983 download URLs

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-105.203.250.154.etisalat.com.eg  (105.203.250.154:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to phx1-rb-api-wax-web-lb.cnet.com  (64.30.224.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-93-6.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.93.6:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-92-248.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.92.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-212-9.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.212.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-61-254-113.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.61.254.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-5-165-64.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.5.165.64:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a2.22-218-122.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (2.16.218.122:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a2.22-218-120.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (2.16.218.120:80)

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