game_setup.exe

SAY MEDIA GROUP LTD

The application game_setup.exe by SAY MEDIA GROUP has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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 dl.game-time.co.
Publisher:
SAY MEDIA GROUP LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
494ddf84169617856d03c89f22767212

SHA-1:
222b82a1cc58989b05b7a34a4ff34d64a60740a3

SHA-256:
6a7175cc8b29da4030a502e3fd9a3c47995de8f3c6310c4e9988da6ef786c14d

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:24:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.289
5813612

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.38502
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.289
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADX.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.289
29.12.2015 02:08:35

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
46364

File size:
824.8 KB (844,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/4/2014 9:42:30 PM

Valid to:
9/5/2015 9:42:30 PM

Subject:
CN=SAY MEDIA GROUP LTD, O=SAY MEDIA GROUP LTD, L=TEL AVIV, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121CDA9E6C0F36CA2B4A154EA447E68690F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LeS2eK+YHA+5AHLVrLC59KOe+k6a4004ZX9dysbc9sxwU6LS:L3nDIA+CHZvn+NT6NdZmU7

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8372

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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