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the.sims.3-reloaded_[iso].exe

Installer

TAIMED LLC

The application the.sims.3-reloaded_[iso].exe by TAIMED has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
TAIMED LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Taimed

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
467a7622d29c082fa5b923a3f242c638

SHA-1:
8bf9336d273869c653b7ffea255c9fb75c4da7d0

SHA-256:
ad645a5182e1642a08079780ef0d1647194c4752ba9b0d6357fa37eb35481d2c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:16:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.16.12

File size:
208.3 KB (213,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2015 TAIMED, All rights reserved.

Original file name:
instj.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the.sims.3-reloaded_[iso].exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TAIMED LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/10/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TAIMED LLC, O=TAIMED LLC, STREET=Kirova st. 20A office 422, L=Moscow district, S=Lubertsy, PostalCode=140005, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00DC809665388D66359464C754C696D5C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2015 10:32:30 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xE664

Entry point:
E8, 43, 78, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 90, 55, 42, 00, E8, A6, 48, 00, 00, E8, 17, 7A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D6, 77, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 4D, 44, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
120 KB (122,880 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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