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goat-simulator.exe

FITDownloader

The 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 FITDownloader 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 d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
39a84a2f9a7339699c30107f13627aae

SHA-1:
b3148ba776eb6ceed5e08a4a33788835c619eb3b

SHA-256:
492df31af945e62c91c25d902e47cd44cde665696ff2379ef39564c55b1cbf39

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:02:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.188.128

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3238

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1516

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
9.10773

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/6/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14120

McAfee
Artemis!39A84A2F9A73
5600.6894

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djedzt
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FITDownloader.O
15.1.6.10

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35092

File size:
762.7 KB (781,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome 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:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9ZApAsQGzp3Hyv0j2pN7jZZVQ45PlSFMQQhcZlDNnWqzy8zAR33sA:9ZAysZ3INvVPRlAqQ40WWygGHf

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 goat-simulator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi82OTY4MDAwMC82OTY4MDcxOS9pbWFnZS0wMS0xMDB4MTAwLnBuZw==&desc=TGl2ZSBsaWtlIGEgZ29hdCBpbiB0aGUgd2VpcmRlc3Qgc2ltdWxhdG9yIGV2ZXI=&name=Goat Simulator&domain=goat-simulator&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL2dvYXQtc2ltdWxhdG9yLmVuLnNvZnRvbmljLmNvbQ==&version=121114&ins=organic-jaleco&loc=US&gs=0

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi82OTY4MDAwMC82OTY4MDcxOS9pbWFnZS0wMS0xMDB4MTAwLnBuZw==&desc=TGl2ZSBsaWtlIGEgZ29hdCBpbiB0aGUgd2VpcmRlc3Qgc2ltdWxhdG9yIGV2ZXI=&name=Goat Simulator&domain=goat-simulator&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL2dvYXQtc2ltdWxhdG9yLmVuLnNvZnRvbmljLmNvbQ==&version=121114&ins=organic-jaleco

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