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jigsaw-sudoku.exe

Puzzle Zone Games LLC

The application jigsaw-sudoku.exe by Puzzle Zone Games has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Puzzle Zone Games LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9f99acdc3abd5b44f4f67663dbb7a32f

SHA-1:
21dc6458e25eb5c5b9cc29afbf9ccfbbeb1c7937

SHA-256:
7940f287493771403ff88559819e6e9bd526d74c209fb45af83dcc512a6072cb

Scanner detections:
8 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:55:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.XC
2015.0.4591

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.80
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.15648575
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.S.gen
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.1357.0

Norman
Trojan.Generic.15648575
19.05.2016 01:04:49

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.PuzzleZo (M)
16.6.12.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,187,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\jigsaw-sudoku.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Puzzle Zone Games LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/6/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2013 11:59:59 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YSxvQUjIcBjPaJwjV915deHiXInx535e3uKhs4II6BQManVwl3+KPYrGoJt:YStZwi9jd4i63o3LHII6BQManAuKP+

Entry address:
0xD6850

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 50, 16, 41, 00, E8, D0, F4, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7377

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

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