Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Chessmaster Challenge

Risklevel: Low Risk

Company: terragame.com - http://www.terragame.com/

Description:

Chessmaster Challenge is an adware bundler that installs Adware-TryMedia with itself.Trymedia may download and execute new software from a remote server this new software may or may not be malicious.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • It installs Adware-TryMedia with itself.
  • Trymedia may download and execute new software from a remote server this new software may or may not be malicious.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: chess.exe

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Avatars
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Pers\Avatars
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Pers
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\main
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Fun
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Controls
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Pers\Data
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\coach
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\play
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Academy\Kids\tutorials
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Academy\Kids\sounds
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Academy\Kids\images
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Academy\Kids
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Academy
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Common
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\sfx
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\licenses
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\data
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Pers\Books
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\splash
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets\StauntonMarble
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets\OldPaper
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets\Expert
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets\Egypt
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets\ClassicWood
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets\Cartoon2D
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\assets\Sets
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\engine

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\data\{6B80A7F4-2EF9-DA01-CD1E-FFB63772598D}
    [128 Bytes] File
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\chess.exe
    [1781761 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\data\{840D7003-9B34-BB97-0D74-7BF52CD1501B}
    [128 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\data\{6AB6B070-BD04-A54B-E0B2-7E8CA3C3F684}
    [128 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\data\{4FB697CC-1DA7-00DC-CBAB-761046C00E03}
    [128 Bytes] System file
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Trymedia\data\{43730562-D40B-D0D4-BA69-AA5161C6BFED}
    [128 Bytes] File
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\engine\TheKing.exe
    [131072 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\readme.htm
    [20753 Bytes] Firefox Document
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\pflib.dll
    [577536 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\eula.txt
    [7750 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Program Files\PlayFirst\Chessmaster Challenge\config.ini
    [3368 Bytes] Configuration Settings

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