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the-sims-2_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application the-sims-2_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 13 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 file.musterbewerbung.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

062a448e2b7a9accc44f3853e0850b15

SHA-1:

e2ada76a559260c2c02c04e946a95997220dfb44

SHA-256:

4a9793f5d53a17ae42c3a927f8cc664944b0f7b40f6e35f3af44945ee2902aaa

Scanner detections:

13 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/16/2024 8:54:46 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.164.30

AVG

InstallC

2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14814

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28386

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of hitman-pro_setup.exe (Adware)

2014.10.28.22

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.181.12775

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore

15.0.0.494

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM06.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.Q

14.8.14.6

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10422

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

File size:

748.5 KB (766,464 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\the-sims-2_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/27/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/28/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Q7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:Q7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8881

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file the-sims-2_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://file.musterbewerbung.net/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/594/547/.../the-sims-2_setup.exe

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