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Setup.exe

DownloadShield

The file Setup.exe by DownloadShield has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freegamer.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
44704957adb9942097110b40fed2a140

SHA-1:
3fcc6a2c9c7a485b2effd86132ec9dae451b05c1

SHA-256:
f05bd473a1a0a2582e9f8936632f22e5cde3840d96eafeee7db64b240b987aa6

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:37:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3142

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
21724

McAfee
Artemis!44704957ADB9
5600.6798

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadShield
15.4.12.0

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
9941

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0314
7.2.102

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadShield
39242

File size:
241.7 KB (247,536 bytes)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DownloadShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, 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:
309C9F4C0975E9792AECED60B8346C13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 11:10:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xAWEqcrBSP8OJZOhjkV6WCf4R7dolv8tIFBkDWCojPap+BcZIGZifxLZd1y:xkZQ8OJZmjWCf4Bdol3MWI+BcZHMZLA

Entry address:
0x3350

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, A8, 73, 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, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 23, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 3B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 30, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 15, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 03, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0617

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.freegamer.info/.../download

http://www.freegamer.info/minecraft/.../Minecraft-Download.exe

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