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chroniclesofalbianthemagicconvention-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chroniclesofalbianthemagicconvention-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.playfin.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
82e33c4f0e2ca90b8f7f303aea6599e8

SHA-1:
fef46cd3eba51bb0612cf34558a1f9542559aa56

SHA-256:
58cb2f1cb89766db1e08a869c1f3fdee168f4a4a5e9be24241694b40199ed61e

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:19:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen9
7.11.160.234

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle.AU
2014.0.4253

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6650
0.98/19168

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
5.13.68

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11496

Malwarebytes
PUP.DownloadAdmin
v2015.01.22.07

McAfee
Artemis!27C9F55AE7E3
5600.6877

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Tightrope
15.1.22.19

Sophos
PUA 'Download Admin'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10099

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0223
7.2.22

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
28184

File size:
741 KB (758,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chroniclesofalbianthemagicconvention-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 11:07:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GxpJTRe2ox2XK8arRJjOvsWRBsu1ZZKPrqLELFQvCU/D:ypNR9ox2NErSNCPrXQaUb

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4092

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file chroniclesofalbianthemagicconvention-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.playfin.com/download/.../dl?s=msn&c=playfin_dynamic&variation=TB10404&brand=playfin.com&pid=TR&bc=673221&country=US&cb=1810302363

http://files5.playfin.com/dl?bc=673221&geo

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