counter-strike.exe

Counter Strike

Innovative Systems LLC

The application counter-strike.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from counterstrike.pt.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Counter Strike

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
344425c0ecb81f65912966627508aea8

SHA-1:
37e19efae519566db04be873e188f555bd15b41c

SHA-256:
4b7d18b4e38eb5f41e06a9fb6f9fcb52bc79e8517af7e68316ea2e992b585c38

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:30:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.12.08

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.193.76

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3020

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15811

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-803351
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0223

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
9.10840

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.08.11.06

McAfee
Artemis!344425C0ECB8
5600.6676

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Installer (M)
15.8.11.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1115
7.2.223

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.11

File size:
496.4 KB (508,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\counter-strike.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 7:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BQkV6gEoBBEl/qlG3WjQ+oMENbra3tLbJsTt3QGxtqGf9Z9:CkgNEElSlG/ytLN2t3Q8

Entry address:
0x331F

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8637

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file counter-strike.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://counterstrike.pt.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXDyCf4UfO5CV530RJ0YyqsWxLzY9bB5rxzsyGr4Cs2iYJVeFXsK7H/NWH/mQBKOTqGGuLkErY90f85kNSWRAaX9T35DUf vHOtgLbbrNPK1SdZqtY6gl9QVWSsSTR3ntF2vTnxGWmeSq4bkZm1aHBEerJxJR4FIfmoCi4qOtzFZREjhrPlAC1mcob4w7RsWnux8VDNlu1uAIC2M8ioZWMJl4HkX7w2lEQf7Iz8hVj9b6h8kSflCcxX/.../d6xhRJGejCd4z8KiJGGInnl

http://counter-strike.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../

http://counterstrike.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXEwj 8WvauHEA0kxQ8PjK1GQr5I9bRv/Fprnf14WJ1wclJdBmzN/y/LXj/ylBSIDXVR7y1E/Y9wrFq1rXCQlLVqm3lbwK14SDqlaCZ 8vT0mlNq4dlyxUbFiO1AWd/lcco9in9WWGQRLcfwsTrJXdePKs5bBIJOb32Vnp3fc7cLVgoj6v2UX9xao6r2 w TWO5uEiJxat D9G3dsi8bnBd1sW1D JnlR4f/.../44JDmzR1hemDP 2AV18vSInnl

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