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essentials_of_software_engineering,_3rd_edition_downloader.exe

FairyTale Installer

CandyMandy LLC

The application essentials_of_software_engineering,_3rd_edition_downloader.exe by CandyMandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from d.thefailsmail.net.
Publisher:
FairyTale Inc  (signed by CandyMandy LLC)

Product:
FairyTale Installer

Version:
1, 0, 616, 1

MD5:
b510cf230737704a69356811dc7f6843

SHA-1:
1bb6b1b97003c88edde74928f72da4fd5c58dbd1

SHA-256:
c414b26035a714ea09b2f151cd12e44cf90bc034cb50db09c2cb5d3affce9a3d

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.

Analysis date:
5/15/2024 10:33:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CandyMandy.Installer (M)
15.6.20.2

File size:
3.4 MB (3,565,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright FairyTale Inc (C) 2014

Original file name:
FairyTale.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\essentials_of_software_engineering,_3rd_edition_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CandyMandy LLC

Authority:
CandyMandy LLC

Valid from:
3/25/2015 3:18:45 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2016 3:18:45 AM

Subject:
CN=CandyMandy LLC, OU=CandyMandy LLC, O=CandyMandy LLC, S=London, C=UK

Issuer:
CN=CandyMandy LLC, C=UK, S=London, L=London, E=admin@candy.com, OU=CandyMandy LLC, O=CandyMandy LLC

Serial number:
100001

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 5:19:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:21jO0zYjcAf1qmS8tyLPeIo72pK8lCUVnDaa1V:v0zYAA9fttyg8wUVDaa1V

Entry address:
0x8BEA1

Entry point:
E8, 43, C6, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, CF, 4E, 00, E8, F9, E3, 00, 00, E8, 48, B2, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D6, C5, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 98, 1A, 01, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7849  (probably packed)

Code size:
794.5 KB (813,568 bytes)

The file essentials_of_software_engineering,_3rd_edition_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d.thefailsmail.net/j5GARHHVp09v1aFMIde3aF3TszNloasuPYGzKHOmhDZspYswB KqcBWmiXRPvJgXR7ObQUaTxFoC1spXDNoxRA7KdgIgmW1Gd8Q9TH3NI6U nWfzPGVr1D9gILx8fFPyOGpM9D1kUOsDKRi5CXRYwAUhBIEGREr0HktO20dcKdYfSDbZ50Rn2OlZa8vuSw6g4Uk7s A5ZJ7FYi q yQ sPIlBrz9PgbmlnIZu9kHGJOTbUPenFJK35hVSt UWbfCmBnkqKoR pP7FrTJqRyoZfZPpz/ltq86tL2sO K6mSHtucMg1vKfItGy2H7X2/kFgvuIQpyG2kqCmYkJitquV4vPsWhr1PQJMZK/XmTc7HI4hOB/.../cJwNRnnFKc8MwTH8=

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