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gameosetup.exe

Best Free Downloads

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application gameosetup.exe by Best Free Downloads has been detected as adware by 22 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.bestusefuldownloads.com.

File name:

gameosetup.exe

Publisher:

Best Free Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

708c3e91e2d5f234a7d51ae0003d7856

SHA-1:

85573a9e00122dc25a2eb78bd98a24f98eaa1769

SHA-256:

b414da92d46cf480e1c6875937c4a6c650ac0e9d4ad72dd79df629267623b8fb

Scanner detections:

22 / 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:

4/18/2024 5:04:30 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi

825

Agnitum Outpost

Trojan.MulDrop

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.148

7.11.144.200

AVG

MalSign.Generic

2015.0.3303

Bitdefender

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi

1.0.20.1525

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Heur2-188

0.98/19485

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Intallcore.BFD

18151

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi

8.14.11.01.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-5eac699d

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi

11.2014-01-11_7

G Data

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.Win32.Spy2

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13619

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BestFree

v2014.11.01.06

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi

15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbhc

0.28.2.62483

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.K

14.11.1.18

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

28516

File size:

717.2 KB (734,448 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:

Best Free Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/20/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/21/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Best Free Downloads, O=Best Free Downloads, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

046CC4AA2B722C5117786BD75A823929

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:Fnvp5fgTUK7xVBml4FHhuNDEJx3AN+YbvzLSHHU4uGYdR5x4G8Mwy2ezR:FnvXfK7i4B8NDEJxrYTCHQ/CG8Mw1e

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:

7.8597

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.bestusefuldownloads.com/gameo/gam/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&chnl=s_gam_en_207471&cid=12894530431396587487

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