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puzzlezone-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 puzzlezone-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.akamai.service.downloadadmin.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7a0dac7baa5a8771ee2680c52d1aaade

SHA-1:
e2cf33b3751fcc7ca1897a4312add582dae0aa26

SHA-256:
458036d5ca4d6c5825209ce0cc865c1b4f365b942076e4369aaf81b8f5ddcd1e

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 5:00:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen9
7.11.165.146

avast!
Adware-OH [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3390

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6650
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.TTK
18043

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0218

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9634

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-06-08_4

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of playpickle-setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.28.3

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.08.06.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.58873

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.V
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
28006

File size:
792.5 KB (811,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 6:59:59 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 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 1:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/xpJ36GT+05hxBsW167JerwFx2mV+GbElwHFIC5b+q5V9J2ghrNUcRnb8bc:ppB6obnN17wYGbrIczlhrHh

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:
7.4624

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file puzzlezone-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://cdn.akamai.service.downloadadmin.com/download/.../dl?s=kitara&c=ch&brand=puzzlezone.com&pid=Kitara&aid=1591us&bc=616469&v.url=hcoe0127jkia7losbs00rgs880&country=US&cb=-828861578

http://files4.mirror7.net/download/.../dl?s=kitara&c=ch&brand=puzzlezone.com&pid=Kitara&aid=1591us&bc=616469&v.url=hcoe0127jkia7losbs00rgs880&country=US&cb=-828861578

http://files5.mirror7.net/dl?bc=616469&aid=1591-us&v.url=hcoe0127jkia7losbs00rgs880&c=ch

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