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freegate_download.exe

The application freegate_download.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appladdin.com.
MD5:
3ab4876468a23eaca124cadbe06d5d72

SHA-1:
cea4f697da05f76fec6dc2861fd1fbd47f6f9b10

SHA-256:
0fe8cbe850daa8b7bd490015cb03d7082ecf9fca7c4cfe9f0611937be94607e4

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:54:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
160326-0

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare.AR potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

File size:
177.7 KB (181,922 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\freegate_download.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2014 7:10:25 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:BdUHwwCBStcnQO0Hogkc8ZnPssMrLzz6pRFtgagtHQ3kGYKVg/JYBqrjVAl:B6Aq2c8lPsFvv6BtgZHbGYXw3l

Entry address:
0x31E8

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 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, DB, 73, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, D0, 73, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 15, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 03, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6059

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.appladdin.com/.../download

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