vs_ultimate_download.exe

Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate

Innovative Systems LLC

The application vs_ultimate_download.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from ms-visual-studio.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ec33d90e0c9fb99ef786187059740294

SHA-1:
57457c98fdffe3cb311e783b4674382a9ba83f74

SHA-256:
0a08e0735392726168184c45aac8dc79308aef4d734e8b0ded06026dcc3abd4f

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:
4/26/2024 2:48:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Installer (M)
16.2.10.4

File size:
496.1 KB (508,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\vs_ultimate_download.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 6:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dQgREYti4ztU178kBygsFRjjmMrdznhVeFJpukZaBojhT7:egREYtiwUF8CyrRjKMrdLhVaJpu+aBAN

Entry address:
0x331F

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8359

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file vs_ultimate_download.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://ms-visual-studio.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPjyiGBH6cteQv A8/yWn9np5iNELJ1XgarP/O2G3g15ZMmmeT7DkWOlmivwimNSWRAaQ SXqUQXq/iL8zqSNs5qc1DcS/oc7wF9EXmTyQn4s1pY79XLwW2eYSLtZwcLiMTxEYr84PU5Qb/uiFGh0O8TMLAkjj7PvUSwmcpexiLknBTCws1GMlv1mFtb5YsntZXBWzcCvFqounBcHtNGpn1O7ZKh/.../9Lv6TF404ULvkIMYTH21GFi79ojvhAUnNGCb 3gfntPUOmDvHB J1708ewm9

http://ms-visual-studio.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj zXP7oQkEsml0kPTy1E1v4Y9bB87pi/269qG542doKKEfuYKn3fHm6ykYNeiPVWby1E w9wr1hzM6fAQSX/CS7BkT9qiT8mf6SpN7SgyQS/8FvxBZQXzWtDDRnwpx1qn64SGjaSr5W2sbiJTxEYr04PU5Wb/rlXTl1esrENF1h4 S4Vn94KcGnvrlqSTfm7QubgqokUYC2M8isZWMYm9O2XuMllQ8U/4O h1n4ZLghzm/.../44JDhzR0iPHrHvHgfntPQOmDrHBXPg6N1aAm9

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