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HGTV Ultimate Home Design 5

Cadsoft Corporation

The application hgtv_ultimate_home_design_english.exe, “Cadsoft Installation ” by Cadsoft 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from shop.novadevelopment.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cadsoft   (signed by Cadsoft Corporation)

Product:
HGTV Ultimate Home Design 5

Description:
Cadsoft Installation

Version:
5.0

MD5:
bca0753657a9ffb97671516612a3bd90

SHA-1:
51f8e598316d749be6d9bbb18ddc912f3ce9a064

SHA-256:
f7dddaf8ee8dc339d435ccc9202a4196f1fe53e8efc94a64d8ec47cb9b424c0d

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:
4/27/2024 2:10:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CadsoftCorporation
15.2.14.11

File size:
611.3 MB (641,031,616 bytes)

Product version:
5.00, 0, 0

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cadsoft Corporation

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/5/2014 9:35:29 AM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 9:35:29 AM

Subject:
E=support@cadsoft.com, CN=Cadsoft Corporation, O=Cadsoft Corporation, L=Guelph, S=ON, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121F898285F1DA8CDA095A2273DBF12F1F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/3/2013 10:38:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12582912:MPw3HVHPnYb2oyl5pT0WO3LA9wFx309y+PV0qSmeRTSm/9o8R25oT+3yQc:MA1Hwb2o6PTn4LA9wF+3P9eTFo8Rwx3F

Entry address:
0x181DD

Entry point:
E8, DA, 3E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F8, A4, 42, 00, E8, 79, F9, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, AD, 1C, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, C4, 06, 43, 00, BA, C0, 06, 43, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, B4, F2, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, AB, F2, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 68, F9, FF, FF, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 78, 1B, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000  (probably packed)

Code size:
134 KB (137,216 bytes)

The file hgtv_ultimate_home_design_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=3365dfd1b42d64d7b34bc61ffd39815513789763

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=d2e6f86e4ca76bf7d543b20214c7cec314530197

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=e05c8d9b6fffc09e38608f05e7f4a13616197003

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=20ba9b7efee0ced4cd4cc8f058a5d89b14023164

https://shop.avanquest.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=625152eb9356f9046e40f364d9fbd37f13733312

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=c024e9acf5bfbfd41240321c618f3a1a15891224

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=7f40aa071d38d617df6467cc45609f3d14557926

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=f0bffb0559a4282a26265191bcdb4bd514705652

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=e31c702f74483226749f024965b4df7714921921

http://download.avanquest.com/file.php?id=0b6a1fd1fe366296ce19b4f65786ef6e13904387

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=0b6a1fd1fe366296ce19b4f65786ef6e13904387

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