cheatengine61.exe

Program

Soft-Ware International Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application cheatengine61.exe, “Program Setup ” by Soft-Ware International Limited has been detected as adware by 10 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.
Publisher:
Prog   (signed by Soft-Ware International Limited)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.7.4.8

MD5:
38d67e2435e6d800b3c3c2f397aa5185

SHA-1:
3196c51f6423f22c2dc46c7f960c1f42c5e4b441

SHA-256:
d70525b1d687a8e1f3daab9700b87c30f9e1997283f1bd220f700a06df83118a

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:04:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.A.2387
8.3.1.6

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1563

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQY
22324

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.312
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16128

Malwarebytes
v2015.06.03.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dqvwqy
0.30.24.1636

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
748.7 KB (766,640 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cheatengine61.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/1/2014 2:09:34 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2015 2:09:34 PM

Subject:
CN=Soft-Ware International Limited, O=Soft-Ware International Limited, L=San Gwann, C=MT

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

Serial number:
11217D4FE9E1D620A916381B60A842A2B1FB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5xmavinONxy8P6NGT54pArr5RJCyWymWHZAzBSn2PMmpBVi+5vk8fS7kqsK7R:5xmmiu446NGlQkXJCyx5wBSZy15v51qX

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.144.96.251.148.clients.your-server.de  (148.251.96.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-29-120.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.29.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-117-168.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.117.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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