garry's mod 11 [source 2007] [full rip] [gmod] by synapse.exe

Installer

TAIMED LLC

The application garry's mod 11 [source 2007] [full rip] [gmod] by synapse.exe by TAIMED has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
TAIMED LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Taimed

Version:
1.0.9.0

MD5:
7ffcf67cc3650b3121a39f2ca67ef6e3

SHA-1:
f58a9ed3059a47d7f5463b23877d43916bf2c23c

SHA-256:
5031a32be35238b0358475f7abaaaa4c96fc46fe42a22b7fd5bcd24afcd800c9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 5:47:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.7.3

File size:
221.8 KB (227,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2015 TAIMED, All rights reserved.

Original file name:
instj.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\garry's mod 11 [source 2007] [full rip] [gmod] by synapse.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/11/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TAIMED LLC, O=TAIMED LLC, STREET=Kirova st. 20A office 422, L=Moscow district, S=Lubertsy, PostalCode=140005, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00DC809665388D66359464C754C696D5C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2015 7:15:04 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1545A

Entry point:
E8, 56, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, C3, 42, 00, E8, 50, 4B, 00, 00, E8, AE, 3E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E9, 79, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 86, 47, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
147 KB (150,528 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)