7zip-12559-dp.exe

Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application 7zip-12559-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria) 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 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 www.headbundletown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
b76ca127d9e5a2cec1709b7d7360a090

SHA-1:
9272067466a994b729bbee4a8e2c0e25c7a01217

SHA-256:
fc729ed688dc535eb003b137dbaad704d429f16873b8b0f916450cbeec7e9b85

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 '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:
11/24/2024 12:55:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.26.18

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7zip-12559-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 10:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 3:44:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kO7llHcZYwySG9c+bYoLXOM2x9zEtDe2laiC6HnNbvDDyp7D:kOZVcZ2SGWEeM2v8C24yHndDDyB

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file 7zip-12559-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 20 URLs.

http://www.headbundletown.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

http://www.bundleheartranch.com/c?x=FCD/ISdGyMtH9q4iVaXPXoOFDqGUwxbwubfC2ledctU=&c=iSao7pHjX1lAY73jV/DN/DGIRxBCBuRAAa hK3ySgRR/9HsCtFRljUjICL/Y1YF QYvGDtNxGJTWoHrL/f9DQN9fZMcVIoM5up9zVHpUcOZqePMgkSXsBhfEm4R2XU9 xBDWO09VVRbSDR5JmN5ic7etEEcksTAYA7xQZMUrq7U=&e=0&fallback_url=http://www.7-zip.org/.../7z1602-x64.exe&downloadAs=7Zip-12559-dp.exe

http://www.funsafebulk.com/c?x=fUwop3c1Cmzh3 5sCfhD5ZKIJYaYsAR8cQYAD47pBy0=&c=uTAr9DuKpwfdfKVJXerLiPoOuQlYGUeOh2jWYE5QHZDG7OdnAA jWXsTNAEixIccSSfUV2I4ewRulUKjLhr5qF8dRShUtp5 VTlQFtda3uTJcJuJsKg/ HVDTZG5p6HmHN6jiHdoUO3uMcvD2jzijmD6Eeeeqt/5bhAv2CljGCo=&e=0&fallback_url=http://www.7-zip.org/.../7z1602-x64.exe&downloadAs=7Zip-12559-dp.exe

http://www.safecentralgift.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

http://www.headbundletown.com/c?x=mjqxhFT bWm70PdCrs2/5Gg2u896w4enWQHNAj E4Ps=&c=XfIyfQsE4znEW6UkB27wGYfsuIW6fMeOLIDnlZMHjFnFzXi8xjvPHADNHj yHVdxrF89BYGIa1k4DkRWGtM4IrGp4fM3yhVCFcO/gKxTKfye6UrNm76m4 GHwYmINUOYl IdFlJB2TMb7uD0F23X4dBATnV2fyfXsm7QdFarSEs=&e=0&fallback_url=http://www.7-zip.org/.../7z1602-x64.exe&downloadAs=7Zip-12559-dp.exe

http://www.bundleheartranch.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