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icreinstall_wacky-word-search.exe

Puzzle Zone Games LLC

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_wacky-word-search.exe by Puzzle Zone Games has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Puzzle Zone Games LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
070a5e8228a31999e7f273322d32be7d

SHA-1:
ed531b5ec636429e5f58a6944e06cdb78b876149

SHA-256:
dffedef223cb5b5a27c2b839575d7580901535a4e2b1e5dcddd08849fac2327d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:15:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.PuzzleZo (M)
16.4.10.9

File size:
1021.4 KB (1,045,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_wacky-word-search.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Puzzle Zone Games LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/4/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Puzzle Zone Games LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Puzzle Zone Games LLC, L=Jersey City, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1249461A4B442753DD7C8267ADC2C76F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eMWJeOkX73cz7OfXCMPWw1EJDR5tyKA306:eNJvkrcyXCsWWErU3

Entry address:
0xC1ED0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, A4, 3C, 41, 00, E8, 2E, DB, FF, FF, 10, A1, 1C, 86, 47, 00, 89, 5C, 90, F4, 89, 5B, 04, 89, 1B, EB, 3A, 8B, 10, 89, 43, 04, 89, 13, 89, 18, 89, 5A, 04, EB, 2C, 81, FE, 00, 3C, 00, 00, 7C, 0D, 8B, D6, 8B, C7, E8, EA, FE, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 17, A1, 10, 86, 47, 00, 89, 1D, 10, 86, 47, 00, 8B, 10, 89, 43, 04, 89, 13, 89, 18, 89, 5A, 04, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 8D, 40, 00, 83, 3D, 14, 86, 47, 00, 00, 7E, 40, 83, 3D, 14, 86, 47, 00, 0C, 7D, 0C, C7, 05, C0, 85, 47, 00, 07, 00, 00, 00, EB, 2B...
 
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Entropy:
6.9633

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
786.5 KB (805,376 bytes)

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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