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goat-simulator.exe

IMDownloader Downloader

Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application goat-simulator.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 11 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 cdn.imdownloadertoday.com.
Publisher:
IMDownloader  (signed by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
IMDownloader Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34899

MD5:
520d791a7e1776562c6bc5204b7f0699

SHA-1:
9aed120dc5170adeb1a06f26c0dd09f7bf542b40

SHA-256:
5e493f1a057ca5f24202372c410c95690efddcfb54ff52c7065578b0c5767363

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/25/2024 10:31:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCo.ewbs
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3157

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15327

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KX
21564

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.086

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WI potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adblock-plus.exe (Adware)
2015.7.2.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15408

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.ironSource
15.3.27.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38552

File size:
684.4 KB (700,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34899

Copyright:
IMDownloader

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\goat-simulator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 1:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 1:11:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

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:dZVp32Fxqx6bfdYyN/wtkioG+YK6v4xpD70N6+4ghJH37W3ETs:dZVJ2FRJBN/w6DGvrAc6uhxWx

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:
7.8913

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file goat-simulator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.imdownloadertoday.com/c?x=nOxMJ1Mil0j/rQGusiNc5depiZQre9lD6l9cbbtR/1Y=&c=vQkrxKs FU5kMhtHdZNgab81twoSNjS0ZQdBSsr3x2gaxdmJI/c0TwzV9iV3fKQ9ucQNZXl/QKodyVMCb9lZ7g==&fallback_url=https://secure.inndl.com/.../goat-simulator.msi

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