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GoodgameEmpire.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application GoodgameEmpire.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
958d21a530ce9d99e09018dd346dc978

SHA-1:
2796e707639e872bc68899daf5f0bd738d942c47

SHA-256:
52e46d0793638534b7ec84c58c8211f16b3e787109c17074cf6cbba7ce7c6d63

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 10:45:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.08.11

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-140813

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.14813

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6396
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10146

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
8/13/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pdfcreatorinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.10.27.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Verti
14.0.0.3411

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.10.27.04

McAfee
Artemis!5604D42BE6B0
5600.7039

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.O
14.8.13.18

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Verti
10423

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.225

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31364

File size:
596 KB (610,344 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\goodgameempire.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 12:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NBNOBHebJTxTtCvsjAF712QAuJxf+khD9MmLwtg3GU3rI/9ZhWT6KUjPrf:IIJTxTtCvYAGZGREbU7IlWT6KUj7

Entry address:
0x22695

Entry point:
E8, 86, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, EE, 47, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, C6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 94, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 90, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, A5, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 9C, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 92, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6564

Code size:
399.5 KB (409,088 bytes)

The file GoodgameEmpire.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/548/29009/6110/.../

http://inst.get-soft-free.net/dl/548/28814/6110/.../

http://i.getfreesoft.net/stub/NEXTUP/.../GoodgameEmpire.exe

http://i.get-soft-free.net/stub/NEXTUP/.../GoodgameEmpire.exe

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