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primal.exe

Cool Mirage ltd.

This is the setup program for CoolMirage, a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that display ads on the computer. The application primal.exe by Cool Mirage ltd has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ftdownloader.net.
Publisher:
Cool Mirage ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a6fc078098c053183f7f0557c4eaf65a

SHA-1:
5d599fb9c778ee4f1f28f239dbc94ec83eb00e53

SHA-256:
6004122ec01debe31b1eb426cee44f12192d9cabda4f625e80b2e51594b21f63

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:10:41 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/CoolMirage.Gen6
7.11.173.22

avast!
Downloader-TPG [PUP]
140908-2

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.MCool.A
19547

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.1ClickDownload.AM application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13407

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.Agent
v2014.09.18.09

McAfee
Adware-SweetIM
5600.7004

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Script.Downware.cujzax
0.28.2.62151

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CoolMirageltd.G
14.9.18.4

Sophos
FT Downloader
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10352

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32938

File size:
239 KB (244,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cool Mirage ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/14/2012 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/15/2014 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cool Mirage ltd., O=Cool Mirage ltd., STREET=ogarit 39, L=tel aviv, S=tel aviv, PostalCode=69016, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00FC28659CC8073606EF4D09A1994B1AD0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 8:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:XQIURTXJm0pAF5j325EmVcV+yCGXSBJX9x9+jZbftJFyzCYSsgAqNEBxlkO0SV8x:Xsc0mF5MEec7CYgubftJFyGj/gTkO05x

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6723

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.ftdownloader.net/download/product_download.php?file=http://.../?ai3v566nx414eow&name=Primal&pub=ftdown3&sp=1

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