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the-sims-4-gamemanager.exe

Game Manager

The application the-sims-4-gamemanager.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from thesims4.turbodisk.net.
Publisher:
Game Manager

Product:
Game Manager

Version:
2

MD5:
57f050240faf496f6283173178894f78

SHA-1:
92bef1505cca07e9cc30fa030720f6371d4a1caf

SHA-256:
f40ab4f565b1d3fbd29d44f16640347ff168c654a6ee07236b23cb319269ec66

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 4:26:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GameManager (M)
16.3.7.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,148,709 bytes)

Product version:
2

Copyright:
Game Manager

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the-sims-4-gamemanager.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 3:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2fHWk11HtGId7zpft9IIZo+xBw/b7g2XxY:pkV9zpft9/3zwTM2XxY

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2545

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file the-sims-4-gamemanager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://thesims4.turbodisk.net/GameManagerTheSims4.exe

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