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icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe

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Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe, “Software Setup ” by Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
IMDownloader  (signed by Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_32612

MD5:
0992233733dcdbd0f7dfec5f40e84f9e

SHA-1:
705ea248b86b07dc80b63b243c34533453c7b247

SHA-256:
b86581e26d07f944d010e28e6751ae5d8cf87dc232b3b7905da8a6e5700fc01c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/20/2024 12:30:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.2.26.15

File size:
742.9 KB (760,696 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/8/2014 12:51:14 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 12:51:14 PM

Subject:
CN=Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121DEC8DBF447D01C4470428CEE05E363B5

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:h+LpLDlICxXAXqZnz6ARgppA3t8QjDGE/KMK4boma4oNgcP416CR+rawm7lht2Kg:h+LpZVuqB6Ot6QfGE/KMK2a4RcP416C+

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_the-sims-3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmZyLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZnIvc2Nybi85MDAwMC85MDYyNS90aGUtc2ltcy0zLTQuanBn&desc=TWV0dGV6LXZvcyBTaW1zIMOgIGxhIHBhZ2Uh&name=Les Sims 3&domain=the-sims-3&ss=&lang=fr_FR&url=aHR0cDovL3RoZS1zaW1zLTMuc29mdG9uaWMuZnI=&version=291214&ins=organic-portaluxfr

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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