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installer_empire_earth_iii.exe

BIBADO INVESTMENTS

The application installer_empire_earth_iii.exe by BIBADO INVESTMENTS 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 Bibado Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.phpnuke.org.
Publisher:
BIBADO INVESTMENTS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
828c54a08766f281edabae16ce11a199

SHA-1:
b39206232c58ee418f34d16a61f33186cd78100c

SHA-256:
92be25d20a9ca21e3e4ef87b97d74dcd75e9ab5f48d748dd48d024ccd3ea50eb

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.

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:
4/18/2024 10:38:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BIBADOINVESTMENTS.Bundler (M)
15.10.15.3

File size:
267.7 KB (274,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BIBADO INVESTMENTS

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BIBADO INVESTMENTS, OU=QA DEPARTMENT, O=BIBADO INVESTMENTS, L=VILLAVICIOSA DE ODON, S=MADRID, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
04F067CB9EFD3EEBEDABCC3882579B37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SsbqlOXbNb3//q6VquP86aHQdLGQlzEl19fNS:hqoh//q+86awF98rfNS

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8789

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://download.phpnuke.org/o/en/4fd5/a2/24/a2243f78567e011/.../installer_empire_earth_iii.exe

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