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windowsloader-2.2.2.exe

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start pLaYinG

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application windowsloader-2.2.2.exe by start pLaYinG 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downward234.info.
Publisher:
start pLaYinG  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
cc5047ffd3c226d8f3025a4ab2e4c148

SHA-1:
aa16cfa7fcf50dd21dd1dbf70ab9656b5f3e11e8

SHA-256:
74a439a274697dfcd958450e0a5e5cc05dcba4baeaa9db2cee43f0532ccfab66

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 1:15:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.startpLaYinG.Bundler (M)
16.2.3.3

File size:
1 MB (1,100,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr08-144613-6e322338-c622-45d3-a178-9fd7ad602224.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windowsloader-2.2.2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
start pLaYinG

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/4/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=start pLaYinG, O=start pLaYinG, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5710C1A12BBDDC415042EFF3C346F6DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2015 11:46:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhks6emr7cXEuvicEdS4skIthpcQ+m6t1ykaMKL:AbSaE4mvt/RrR/cXEuKtskISNC

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

The file windowsloader-2.2.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.downward234.info/.../1428504378/1428504378?69457168685YVxwLC8 ajUrMSsyKCJfNjEvKjEpIWY0Li8tNTIeaDUsIFx0YG5xZjVibG9qHC9cHjFgHSxecnFuKnJibV5ncWsyW1pwZG9gbmdsJmpsXiEtX1ZjZjE5Tx8pYlJibV5ncWtHaVhgYGssLCYsJi0ocWVrH2VjZF9mXGdcOVJibV5ncWtHaVhgYGssLCYsJi0gZ25qXXRdbGhZaF80c2RnY2lvbS9cXWtlcVpzaWogXHRoWGlkXG1bZV81UmNlYGpwckZnW1xgbCQuKSstLB5jW2poNC4hc2hqNSw

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