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plantsvszombies.exe

NamerDone

Maxiget Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application plantsvszombies.exe by Maxiget Limited 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer.
Publisher:
Company V  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
NamerDone

Description:
Load_file_helper

Version:
4, 0, 40, 0

MD5:
8f6b414b3ae4f51176e0c3ccbb2359a0

SHA-1:
82f0debe42d0a8b6e9ca8e40add60cd77706ae3a

SHA-256:
b1dbb8049b39150950d944c7eb4a004ef5ef27762fa1c331f3cde07eda551825

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a modified installer version of the software and bundles additional offers including adware.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:31:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
39.3 KB (40,216 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 40, 0

Copyright:
Cpr

Trademarks:
.

Original file name:
sheep.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plantsvszombies.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/11/2014 10:36:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 3:41:32 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B83CBF523FA3B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2014 2:03:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x3510

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 54, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 10, 3C, 20, 7E, 1E, 46, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, FA, EB, 16, 3C, 22, 74, 11, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 3C, 22, 75, 07, EB, 04, 3C, 20, 7F, 07, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 30, 40, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 00, 00, 00, 68, 04, 60, 40, 00, 68, 00, 60, 40, 00, E8, 32, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45, E8, 01, 59, 59, 74, 06, 0F, B7, 45, EC, EB, 03, 6A, 0A, 58, 50, 56, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 2C, 40, 40, 00, 50, E8, ED, FC...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
10 KB (10,240 bytes)

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

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