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gameosetup.exe

CoolAppDownloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application gameosetup.exe by CoolAppDownloads has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
293b809d945d0798ae8439b8fcbd971a

SHA-1:
3716ccd9362541f559205d613f18b6aecb1b9c9d

SHA-256:
1f5fae7d2432bc05b5b0b23bfa719e4a34ad12e41d003997c2e68cad89aebb49

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/26/2024 11:43:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-499
0.98/20573

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16273

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.C
v2015.06.17.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbcz
0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.6.17.8

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40828

File size:
792.4 KB (811,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CoolAppDownloads, O=CoolAppDownloads, STREET=63 Ronthschild Blvd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C1B6068CBEB4D13FFA1A0A377FF3960B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bnvXdnl3F0/7prUfAr68H1GLuvIVzVAGV:bvNnbw7pEc9H1G8KVAG

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.80.211:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.155.27:80)

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