» visualboyadvance_setup.exe
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visualboyadvance_setup.exe

Direction Software Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application visualboyadvance_setup.exe by Direction Software has been detected as adware by 15 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 download.visualboyadvance.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Direction Software Ltd. (signed and verified)

MD5:

ca14bfce9f251dd82d378420734eec9b

SHA-1:

9d19e090812bd9897a29bd3a4d2f2774877c62e4

SHA-256:

79d5c27baa5f74b58cfb145aba75fe2231cc4d0774b53d57c1a4b32275eca65d

Scanner detections:

15 / 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:

4/24/2024 6:17:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.160.16

AVG

Trojan horse Ransomer

2015.0.3399

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM

18833

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.0209

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of slender_game_setup.exe (Adware)

2014.9.9.19

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.180.12683

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.07.28.09

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DirectionSoftware.W

14.7.28.20

Sophos

Install Core

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10455

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4788237

31088

Zillya! Antivirus

Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.492870

2.0.0.1855

File size:

667.5 KB (683,568 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\visualboyadvance_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Direction Software Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/24/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Direction Software Ltd., O=Direction Software Ltd., STREET=145-157 St. Joseph Street, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=FC1V 4PW, C=GB

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

516B26955AE765AF0F8A215D337B47BA

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:2vpg47dsWtxQChxY2mpz5NPdErOpxRKIYeGAJHBm79/3VJ:2vm47dsWtxQD2szvdIO/RKheGgm7r

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:

7.8315

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file visualboyadvance_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.visualboyadvance.net/cid/1539074958.1391452577/download/visualboyadvance.net/.../VisualBoyAdvance_Setup.exe

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