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flightsim.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flightsim.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
9a6f5fc4748e4edc2eb98bf68c15fcb8

SHA-1:
b2bbec889787ce5b5af7c87db0021303480180c6

SHA-256:
8b3aecbb2c976f99b793d1d3e1c0fec0c1ea40fbe92355a2dd195fa97ccbe1a1

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:30:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140516

AVG
Usefus
2015.0.3472

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9810

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.J
14.5.16.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
29276

File size:
366 KB (374,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flightsim.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 7:23:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:VKk02wQjZnnUAHlESM9Pt/IBP4BoHg8dqqkSyorKvEAO9ALqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVz:VL02dncz9F/IBABoHVLv7bALqE1cxfr8

Entry address:
0x22009

Entry point:
E8, 46, A7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 90, 10, 45, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, D1, 85, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 93, B3, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Code size:
218.5 KB (223,744 bytes)

The file flightsim.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/.../FlightSim.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/33/17693/33/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/33/2263/33/.../

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