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playpickle-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application playpickle-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.open-serve.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
48fe7e944217b75df4d9fc7b30b55920

SHA-1:
1015f894f28d7b6e411b301c67be76a02bf37739

SHA-256:
10d35982ec091ce18d3170b0ea426420c81c45ed3fe0c245078482babeafd44e

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/25/2024 9:09:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.81
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
5.14.151

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16235

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin.C
v2015.06.14.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downware.dlgjls
0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.6.13.20

Sophos
PUA 'Download Admin'
5.15

Trend Micro House Call
HV_DOWNLOADADMIN_CI052820.RDXN
7.2.165

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
40828

File size:
696.8 KB (713,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\stuff\playpickle-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/2/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
29529B0D185F8525A92A866D4A38DA3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 2:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KxpJ1rgBGRaShS/OOYTPEO0z6oPvi5kmT4G7sCHkJU1iJaDfYMUznX:2pbrgBbShSWLTPEF6+9gUJwf1EX

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3567

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file playpickle-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.open-serve.info/download?s=kitara&c=kitara_playpickle&brand=playpickle.com&pid=Kitara&aid=4081WEP&bc=14738&country=US&cb=2023975784

http://files4.open-serve.info/download?s=kitara&c=kitara_playpickle&brand=playpickle.com&pid=Kitara&aid=4081WEP&bc=14738&country=US&cb=1265796474

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