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counter-strike.exe

Gopeme

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application counter-strike.exe, “Gopeme Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.presentbitsshare.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Gopeme

Description:
Gopeme Setup

Version:
5.6.5.3

MD5:
73c60935f1b624c04c8d8037744a6aa2

SHA-1:
ddefd98a80030f221583df427793a8f13f87a826

SHA-256:
dfd249b71865fed1168b9dc1cab0ad25d530fc38fcc9844c0aa812dd82cb89f5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

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:
4/26/2024 1:48:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.6.28.15

File size:
1004.1 KB (1,028,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

Copyright:
Fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/8/2016 1:34:15 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2017 2:10:42 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121206405ACDAB5906908B3939BD86EF916

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:f+cBBLvL31tiRc4nhRHD62tMeDPfRSvzM39sRRi8wCuMKL:fhBRvLFCc4nhR22RPogNsRREN

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file counter-strike.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.presentbitsshare.com/c?x=6uK8yhZo01kwPNJLIg DTBQ0gmu75XutUTxrOTV5n3U=&c=3qr1oNXusrLIJuoRbRAi5VaWt31SqkMV4xhyvNJJRjlzD9HSrK48/xV Y379R/Ug3gSqhW34RcUZ3V1F/l/9HpMIfoTVzUKX5moMRht6wOfLfskhGcnAXuQegnqd9XO&downloadAs=counter-strike.exe&fallback_url=http://static.updatestar.net/dl/.../cs16full-v7.exe

http://media1.gamefront.com/guploads/201311/17/.../Counter-Strike.exe

http://www.presentbitsshare.com/c?x=TIjnYSPl9Gah4yHAAvj aJRq/7 EQoRpUtzb7041ao0=&c=TQqXQpp/I G/Fg0BxhZi95J3Fc7SbBsdhycsntRElKJhfV9MaIf5w5T1D4lolsq2xyxmhJ3hagTuYiCoiv3k4otk5YTWtQl91lg2mC7/5hruRQqAuiGTC3xBrwimFbF2&downloadAs=counter-strike.exe&fallback_url=http://static.updatestar.net/dl/.../cs16full-v7.exe

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