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hgtvultimatehomedesign.exe

HGTV Ultimate Home Design 4

Cadsoft Corporation

The application hgtvultimatehomedesign.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 setup and installation application 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 4

Description:
Cadsoft Installation

Version:
9.1

MD5:
4173e6ade84ef329837f750dc17ba57f

SHA-1:
fd24b74001b35ac359bde2272ba45e05fc3167e7

SHA-256:
cb7d4d4d36b0d0a4d8bab987363f5bcd3024401dc2a0012be7c0fbc74047fdfc

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:
4/19/2024 1:32:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CadsoftCorporation
15.2.14.11

File size:
610.8 MB (640,500,528 bytes)

Product version:
9.1

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cadsoft Corporation

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/20/2013 1:12:34 PM

Valid to:
4/29/2014 4:19:36 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121C99A0EE50EAE61988108EAA29964845E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2013 12:48:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12582912:Ttv0924pFrDhVEFHT9UUhMs35Be+b2H8e9CqzbX7Ne3f/un/xN8/3dQQjmNy7:Ta922FrtufhR35BaH8ovb5e3f/AJi1L3

Entry address:
0x1808F

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, 73, 42, 00, E8, 97, F9, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, AB, 1C, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 04, D4, 42, 00, BA, 00, D4, 42, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, D2, F2, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 86, F9, FF, FF, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 76, 1B, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000  (probably packed)

Code size:
123 KB (125,952 bytes)

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

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=2246eaf55d51189a59b7756c98f2634112405957

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=569f275f266b6f58488641f95dc6268511811116

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=7311c86d2df84428acb8ee296f93789011813674

https://shop.novadevelopment.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=ee1fd1a7e21fcf5aaeb33dd74555bee912089493

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