clash of clans-setup.exe

DownloadShield

The application clash of clans-setup.exe by DownloadShield 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freegamer.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
829ac4eacb5ea0a69495f98189ffcdbf

SHA-1:
c3bbd35f46bee1f7475320ebd056729fbe379c12

SHA-256:
307fe643a9e58730f9194ac2ba8067fa60a7872150cf27543c31831b8e5d7c1a

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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:39:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.29.22

File size:
247.4 KB (253,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\clash of clans-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2019 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, 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:
78070F8D972292519C0C15749BCB3808

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2015 10:43:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x31FD

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, F0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 66, 83, F8, 06, 74, 11, 53, E8, F3, 26, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, E8, 73, 40, 00, E8, 74, 26, 00, 00, 68, E0, 73, 40, 00, E8, 6A, 26, 00, 00, 68, D4, 73, 40, 00, E8, 60, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, BC, 26, 00, 00, A3, 00, 3C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.7731

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.freegamer.info/.../download

http://www.freegamer.info/.../Clash Of Clans-setup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ps533545.dreamhost.com  (64.111.117.81:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-139.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to p3nlhg686c1686.shr.prod.phx3.secureserver.net  (50.62.103.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-248.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.248:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-7-81.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.81:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-148.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-15.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static-75-76-84-9.knology.net  (75.76.84.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-5-228.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.5.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-122-249.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.122.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-94-120.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.94.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-77-16.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.77.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-112-254.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.112.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-112-244.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.112.244:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-251.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.251:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-229.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.229:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-63-63.ord51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.63.63:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-108.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.108:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-83-209.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.83.209:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-77-251.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.77.251:80)

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