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counter-strike.exe

Counter Strike

Innovative Systems LLC

The application counter-strike.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 20 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.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Counter Strike

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
4b8d73d712492794f4777dc8b6491d50

SHA-1:
b124c546024d64bf91e7211633e718acf86e24cc

SHA-256:
83eb697203b9ee9770c7391cde0cb47af85fea53364175d5089d25c373e53855

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:55:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.174.252

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160123

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2855

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.16123

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

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
20441

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6712
9.0.1.023

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
10.10478

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
16.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15259

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2016.01.23.11

McAfee
Artemis!03F314BFCB9F
5600.6511

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Installer (M)
16.1.23.23

Sophos
Generic PUA IK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.23

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33502

File size:
496.5 KB (508,384 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
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 6:59:59 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 6:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5QURRubedcwpAq8ocPBzMARMaYzgCbtuK+bcSmBv7G:KURRubXPdpzDFIgGioSmBK

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:
7.8636

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 5 URLs.

http://counterstrike.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPjmmERz6cteQv E8/yG6sGMxwdoEP0b1Y/j2PHmugA0MIGjPEe tCrQ3w7FlxNSWRAaV9T2uVRqiqnD8gfTZpMurziYV5cBynjYGFi/8XyAg3JY79WjwXGmLFfQckYW0JTxeYrg2Lh0OMqr3V350O8TMLAl9z7PvUSwicpe1iLNhUS75oFGMlv5sDoDpKYHuMyAVmoPhD JnlRwW55qu0h2mKv831GjkWpQI/.../PW0o8 ikFwgi10Ki3IROEieiDAv5scy7m1twfGDP 2AV18vSInnl

http://counterstrike.es.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj pXP7oQlssmVx1NTqtCkexcteQv Q8/yKn/.../QZpP5Z6xQn3otpWSmiwpbr0AT4c3Kzl65PCsXhBnhASx1txNFyTzDU75oJD2nlZxLHmHsmgez9vXInnl

http://counterstrike.il.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj zXP7oQkEsml0kPTy1E1v4YdzZp7dvriWi8yE3iYccJgTtabj2LSDjhQocZyHPX6v Q AlyPpqx8yPRFXF7SShBkf8 3G9geeV6svT0mlKq4cxkV4BXnStGGE2hshq9CzwSCTAHugDj4TzPHQNbrMgeUdTZ/q1RHE8cs/.../d6xhRJGejCd4z8KiJGGInnl

http://counterstrike.es.joydownload.com/.../wUiS4WnYccXGwj 8XPavWwllklY NSrUR12sJImRqIByrzyl93Yng44cJgTta7HufCro0l8BOGKHWOOlEqdogKtrh8yaDR7WpnGsUwG0qnD8gffbvJ2cg2gIq5Q6kVRQXzWtDDRnwpx1qn64SGjaSr1W2sbzPHQNa7MgdkFbIaS0XHh1aszKNBBhhqLuAGZ8LJf5kuczBHu7slrHmf9 D9G3dsi8OjkchoPoD J9lRwR7I38iF34a6h 1CalCd0bt5OpSDrjtZuCmy0hbrJLV49 M34juvDzRFkh0kf5kp8YASeiDAzwqYi3mEp7eieG y5WhIKGInnl

http://counterstrike.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXEwj /TeqjC1c0kw48PjymHRz0ZtvSseh152b0sC4rn8kFbk3hYqn9PnK1xFxKOSCGH O1Tuxrlqtrh8ycDwaDjHC9UgKi mbcz7eI9YzGxCses55ziVdIRjLjGDU2nsIj7CroUSCTQ7ZOi561JTxeYrg5bBINOb2oFWh0O8TJLAll1f wTWFmao6x2 4/HDDj5kjE3/VuDoC/.../0UrzLaB0lCa0UJAYsIPuATqt8cjLzz4rJLxFT5ZrZiN35aC1Fllrjxyi1s9PUCbiDB z s72zEwvOHjWuWoU1dzTInnl

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