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groundhogs_-_thank_christ_for_the_bomb_1970_downloader.exe

Protected Downloader

Zugara Investments Limited

The application groundhogs_-_thank_christ_for_the_bomb_1970_downloader.exe, “Protected Downloader Setup ” by Zugara Investments Limited has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Zugara Investments Limited   (signed by Zugara Investments Limited)

Product:
Protected Downloader

Description:
Protected Downloader Setup

MD5:
636830efc6c6c1d1087e846c2bd68573

SHA-1:
03ea50409a92453221aad5193a9facbf33679b5e

SHA-256:
0b0be09ac7df87341cf8b220e6004bcff830548036cdbba9a81ae46173b31a29

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:36:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Zugara
2015.0.3305

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1658
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownWare
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZugaraInvestmentsLimited.w
14.10.31.4

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
574 KB (587,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\groundhogs_-_thank_christ_for_the_bomb_1970_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugara Investments Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/7/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2014 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Zugara Investments Limited, O=Zugara Investments Limited, L=Larnaca, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E69C9D3F6F493CFDD35EE66D63A5D96

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:eQiGBfwo43HSYi0MwgXqy5fi+M6EUtJARtudis2JJb:eQiIfvkyYQtsWy

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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