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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 16 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:
7f869e503a2eecfa1a5aaf31483191ba

SHA-1:
576456edbd6f6b97db6ddd77472796b12c0ccf82

SHA-256:
ea57b22822d93dab21b740787c46a27b724fc79dd54492fd2e4737bfe022080c

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 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:
4/19/2024 8:46:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Injector.703200
7.11.182.78

avast!
Malware-gen
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3306

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.ELK
19942

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected.F trojan
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Injected
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CoolApp
v2014.10.30.11

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6962

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.P
14.10.28.14

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

File size:
686.7 KB (703,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cYvpbPIptzGQkFkA+2w8aWT6I/1bXyDydBO9tZCsxc09Qp9KHT9UstWVS:cYvxPIptzGQkFz+vWeAh7q9u8+p9sT9T

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:
7.8649

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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