counter-strike_it.exe

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application counter-strike_it.exe by Webcellence has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from safe.to.download.downloadastro.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3d3865fdaf2f4e17f3e98b15a3fc4995

SHA-1:
a2a81416c59cbb8da12d1d657bb20cb3c1c9af32

SHA-256:
1bbfc5f121999157238661440ad16886db695d32b32824ffce4e52833af2b51a

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:20:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11438116
868

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.165.58

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3346

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11438116
1.0.20.1315

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.11438116
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19086

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0263

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11438116
8.14.09.20.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OG (variant)
8.9847

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
9/20/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11438116
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11438116
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.1.17

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.20.05

McAfee
Artemis!3D3865FDAF2F
5600.7002

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11438116
15.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbqn
0.28.2.61349

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11438116
14.08.04.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webcellence.R
14.9.20.5

Sophos
Generic PUA KC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0610
7.2.263

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
29596

File size:
724.7 KB (742,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=Moshav Ora, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
083059C7641A95E130A5846DC91CCC06

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IEyvpbz+gbolNM5t1987MsSVWwUryEBC/9PS5a0GbGvX6dhDXM7CoXX:IEyv1JgM5j987M12BC/9PS5aHyUoZ

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file counter-strike_it.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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