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flappy-bird.exe

Puzzle Zone Games LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flappy-bird.exe by Puzzle Zone Games has been detected as adware by 13 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 installerlaunch-pz1.com.

File name:

flappy-bird.exe

Publisher:

Puzzle Zone Games LLC (signed and verified)

MD5:

4f27012e81ed2d48769c6bfc810085d3

SHA-1:

3c92c260ef9ff85782876f8204b6d6135bdd57bb

SHA-256:

9fa2b708aef9af564bc660c896f531030202bf4acdf70ab1ac4ab35dbb575dad

Scanner detections:

13 / 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:

5/10/2024 7:00:21 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

150525-2

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3097

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16034

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbct

0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.PuzzleZoneGames

15.5.26.13

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.14

Total Defense

Win32/InstallCore.A!generic

37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

40552

File size:

746.4 KB (764,296 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\flappy-bird.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Puzzle Zone Games LLC

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/1/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/2/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Puzzle Zone Games LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Puzzle Zone Games LLC, L=Jersey City, S=New Jersey, C=US

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:

148574E327EC8ED99B4372B65FF2B06D

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):

12288:NPyMJfsGrup0/8UJhZdk4tnvj3s1us37Q/cOe1VvQJq3diIenIS2YKBTFK2tC2tv:NyMJfs0J7bzsA8niq3QIKIS2bG2tCu6c

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8609

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file flappy-bird.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installerlaunch-pz1.com/dl.php?dl=pz/pz_17947_v1.exe&dn=flappy-bird.exe&sid=1579-il&pid=1524&browser=ch&ptrk=96d6rd8eju6lqk2r0v834ef2p3&TYP_URL=http://.../ty.php

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