gameconsole.exe

The application gameconsole.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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-mm1.com.
MD5:
e3831b38406d254199a833fc7a3cc331

SHA-1:
2042c2f05e80dc807ff5b5324c38eda5c9fffed9

SHA-256:
f15e89cdf21287912841af19c863710bd32b27e6587a44629dc29257503b5056

Scanner detections:
14 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 9:10:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen9
8.3.1.6

AVG
InstallC
2016.0.3044

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.37
9.0.1.0199

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16605

Malwarebytes
v2015.07.18.09

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfglnh
0.30.24.2487

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
9745

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4835495
41424

File size:
619.7 KB (634,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CyMJfsGBR5fayP6yUx4/m54PbUGcomD57Fwxd3d/fYaR4GXluk:CyMJfsGvau6f1uUimZsdnXHluk

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8189

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

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