hiddenjeweladventure.exe

GamesPub Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hiddenjeweladventure.exe by GamesPub has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 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 cdn.toomkygamesfiles.com.
Publisher:
GamesPub Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d56b2d32e39ca7dd03f7258d507bae5d

SHA-1:
d6831cb74281b177f079e3da75007665747cda7b

SHA-256:
877b1d186bfea1930dfe974f52623a3bc16f6de05f2857c2b4861bb7cb030711

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/18/2024 10:21:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.209.22

AVG
InstallC
2016.0.3204

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1529

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.29722
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14904

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfoob
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GamesPub
15.2.9.8

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
790.5 KB (809,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/11/2013 7:00:30 PM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 7:00:30 PM

Subject:
CN=GamesPub Ltd, O=GamesPub Ltd, L=Victoria, S=Mahe, C=SC

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

Serial number:
11216D6AAAF9A1C6D0048136671D0837834D

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:NevpeOxHQvh6XglRytf1kRVR7QEHCo/B2KjBD5fqf1TfnuPYZGVRhnhArm55zoTP:NevDxa6QlEcNQEi0Bn5fqtTvfato+cr

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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Entropy:
7.8202

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file hiddenjeweladventure.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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