plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe by SILICOM INTERNET, S.L has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from installm.net.
Publisher:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
86d26b1489270318b6c5d5616a7e6081

SHA-1:
20b9315c2987d4562c34d81e79db3522807cb179

SHA-256:
e37eaf5025ad96d99651c3dc7320fce0569c885c7a9bee901efa6780a795811f

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:43:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.158.2

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3133

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-510
0.98/20350

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.SS
21837

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0110

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NE (variant)
9.10032

F-Prot
W32/A-18fe8ff6
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.4.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12586

Malwarebytes
v2015.04.20.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbna
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SILICOMINTERNET
15.4.20.17

SUPERAntiSpyware
9739

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
30876

File size:
671.8 KB (687,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/25/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", O="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", L=Villaviciosa de Odon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C80396B3808BBD5B05A86D48465401

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):
12288:6QFpLUOMDcxaJMDc2n6smSG65o+hfBMArGEAeA6E8bU/rY9E1xJ:6QFRUOycxaK4STq+NTA4Ivb

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 plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.