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Downloader_for_Ms Pac-Man.exe

Extended Setup

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application Downloader_for_Ms Pac-Man.exe by Extended Setup has been detected as adware by 11 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 freeroms.com.
Publisher:
Extended Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c7d3189ea5937dea37e3bfe84885c893

SHA-1:
090297336dc7b99d513d072345e0cc429fc67c1a

SHA-256:
04fc4264b9e08e08e34a01d1b2e9e224617e94253af85513fb6f3b63a3f60ccd

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:56:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.142.186

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.IC
18084

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IJ (variant)
8.9664

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ExtendedSetup.Z
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14409

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10672

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
28194

File size:
649.8 KB (665,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloader_for_ms pac-man.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Extended Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Extended Setup, O=Extended Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC2A1D7B17450E779685BAA191188498

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OMJfsGYC7zFpjpSTKnFthKOudNAdTUCVGUU4XRPeeYwa8muA34CNh:OMJfsY7zFnMKnFth9ufAVU2G34BGeffC

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8310

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file Downloader_for_Ms Pac-Man.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://freeroms.com/iron_download.php?TITLE=Ms Pac-Man&URL=http://download.freeroms.com/genesis_roms/.../&FILE_NAME=mspacman.zip&FILE_SIZE=145.16 KB&SYSTEM=Genesis

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