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 10 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.greatonlineapplications.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d82d4bdcd83f2242488e4bc72e564db4

SHA-1:
b491c9787f66db82c9edeb7b1aba33745049d295

SHA-256:
fb56a66956554cca8ea2757382850bb69ae371137faffc8a8fd70051bbe0e8be

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:22:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.187.216

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3284

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14085

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.20.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.K
14.11.20.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34948

File size:
709.2 KB (726,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Yansiz Dil

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\murat\belgelerim\downloads\gameosetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4NHpmjaq/6Hk33GRDXSd/zbnYclJcSBJSe1j9SRW6irZG/KXTiXVDE9rUPo5k+8U:4NHEGPHrRDCdLbnbvJxaWrGX5ArUg5kq

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

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