downshotfreesetup.downshotfree_e0.hkdelelcifnpnmiicckihplpfgcadflb.ch.exe

DownShotFree

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application downshotfreesetup.downshotfree_e0.hkdelelcifnpnmiicckihplpfgcadflb.ch.exe, “DownShotFree Setup” has been detected as adware 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 Setup Factory installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.dl.downshotfree.com.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Product:
DownShotFree

Description:
DownShotFree Setup

Version:
1.1.0.205

MD5:
3dbb22ca8ebb372469bca79df6ff0e96

SHA-1:
bc35c1fe1311fadb4a404e7258628cc3e4f6e56b

SHA-256:
b949fd4573c97675a1fc55b82f2a4cca22c7754ecee838cd80e81b0ea8692b7d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Analysis date:
7/6/2025 7:25:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.7.4.7

File size:
982 KB (1,005,575 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.205

Copyright:
(c) 2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
suf_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downshotfreesetup.downshotfree_e0.hkdelelcifnpnmiicckihplpfgcadflb.ch.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2013 10:10:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jx3BrELwtW5a1bTFQE+m/OHe72CmAD/XWsQRs9fe:VR2X6pymME2HAD/W5Rsle

Entry address:
0x29E1

Entry point:
E8, A6, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, C8, AB, 40, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 54, A0, 40, 00, 01, 75, 1D, 8D, 04, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D3, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, C4, 70, 40, 00, 56, BE, 50, A0, 40, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 18, FD, FF, FF, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.8760  (probably packed)

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file downshotfreesetup.downshotfree_e0.hkdelelcifnpnmiicckihplpfgcadflb.ch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.