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GameoSetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 13 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 www.freegameoapp.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8986dbe5bcaba12f5f13416c5f2c52f8

SHA-1:
83ecbec0883c2d376d22832930501ef194bf4eba

SHA-256:
e20dfcb469f2e0ca6eef5e06b22422670db9b5b8a4fd2a05b4349fac1da58dc1

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 9:29:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.OZ.1
7.11.167.102

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OZ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of FileOpenerSetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.30.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.14.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!53A9540ECDBF
5600.7038

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.K
14.8.14.15

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10421

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
32186

File size:
696.2 KB (712,952 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:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:91vpYusz0zGRtwN07eSGo+F5ty9oGMXEeiWX+nhaOasujd8:91vGQGwN07+o+fcWLiiKaOa3d

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:
7.8632

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.freegameoapp.com/flappy-bird/flb/.../?dl=1

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