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kitara_installer.exe

My Program

Play Turtle, LLC

The application kitara_installer.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Play Turtle has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.kitaradownloads.com.
Publisher:
Play Turtle, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
0c1239c1d7e85521091b89d720ab6dd0

SHA-1:
1cc448fee6be2d1f7c3a52412bca8de57ab580e6

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/27/2024 12:51:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.144
7.11.182.116

AVG
InstallC
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.16214

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKZ
21400

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.38
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PZ potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy
11.2016-14-02_1

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13853

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmkfsj
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay.PlayTurtle.Installer (M)
16.2.14.19

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9323

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786818
34232

File size:
756.4 KB (774,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\kitara_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Play Turtle, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Play Turtle, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Play Turtle, LLC", L=Plantation, S=Florida, 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:
5B14229E477C93B843C75DB94F3318D0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9xvpu6lKLoJ1Iy7Gtxi/yGyTSg6XQo4UUwAv+9rBkioO3HYbDJcRSe8wXObRyTD9:9xvoyJ1h7G0yG8jUUwA+lGO3H0l6H+ba

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:
7.8948

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.kitaradownloads.com/?ic_user_id=575

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