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free_spotify_setup.exe

DownloadShield

The application free_spotify_setup.exe by DownloadShield 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.cloudtop.co.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7096e9a5c3d481677798a4e793898926

SHA-1:
1f6fa601fd55ba0aae36f02dee810ab71dfb7cc5

SHA-256:
dd0b0154048cc4b3c1ccbb404efe78c59582b934bfce6243346b1f75a2b56481

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:
4/26/2024 6:14:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Download.Installer (M)
16.6.30.16

File size:
684.3 KB (700,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\free_spotify_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DownloadShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, S=California, 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:
309C9F4C0975E9792AECED60B8346C13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 11:10:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xP63kz8qccgIs5q5lRooMk903UZAktMI0HzldsCWl/Ux+S9SUwYTFkTkQ3Q+J:xP6U0bRoMM03KPMRTfs92HMPYTKTkiBJ

Entry address:
0x3350

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, A8, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 23, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 3B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 30, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 15, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 03, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9716

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file free_spotify_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.cloudtop.co/beta/.../Free_Spotify_Setup.exe

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