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plants_vszombies_en.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application plants_vszombies_en.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 18 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 api.downloadastro.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7de0c1f2772c1d0698e64732e5764bc0

SHA-1:
b58b09bce8ea618f15513e223d9d522db25f219e

SHA-256:
5b0ce8da7f112e9efd4cc851bc8f8cc1b6ee803d0d7055af369fd09df784df05

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 '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:
4/24/2024 10:13:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.151.88

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141109

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3296

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18318

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0313

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.9842

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BWJC!tr
11/9/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Spy.735296
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Maxsetup
v2014.11.09.11

McAfee
Artemis!7DE0C1F2772C
5600.6952

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.T
14.11.9.11

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0410
7.2.313

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29546

File size:
718.1 KB (735,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

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:RnvpSo+ENM69B3GBZnguYRgp79TeXknZvxZNGgbfKGJC:RnvUo+ENM0gZgWfZbNGgbiGJC

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_vszombies_en.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://api.downloadastro.com/api/downloader/.../en?callback=jsonpCallbackDownload&_=1396186433

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