7zip.exe

Raludup

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The application 7zip.exe, “Raludup Setup ” by Platform Beta (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.worldbodybyte.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Raludup

Description:
Raludup Setup

MD5:
f91640a98e0002119bd2a74af4213c93

SHA-1:
46fffd216cbd2e2be7889a869ea8972743f2f55a

SHA-256:
95a0acce71d7c9dc42eae00654d6b0e433e7b35379247a77612d22d556300e21

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 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:
1/7/2025 9:21:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.4.20.21

File size:
940.7 KB (963,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1

Copyright:
Wizard Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\7zip.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:52:04 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 6:46:42 AM

Subject:
CN=Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), O=Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121ECC46F7F85712126CA9617071FBF3734

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UCMb21ZeDUss4wdOGQlebGnkwnA2p1c2:U5aKIs+OGQlebGkwnAC

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9367

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file 7zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 14 URLs.

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=uDU4VDDne1D/pFqnWp8D8uE b4BS5Jm0W7xQzqvZUAg=&c=LqV0vfgqmVvQ5ctx7An0WdZZIWcPwf1ZdU0pQ/p27kCskDWzf/jT5fr/uViD/dnsg40bALbD1ThpD14hT9fFhYCjlVPLcMOcP9EgzGgklUh6Emwsy1NVWQbl8p2vCdwF&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z938.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=KxVHdw4oBGuBx6kb/OR49T4KVLsp6SMg7FIQQgfZOJA=&c=L003ifCxqzseGduLFgtnW00QZEy7cIpI2Kf3yrz/Uq5CWa6PAltforGZwT rE/EF9VNGT6qG2nWyay9nmPw8jveD8il17EriIL tIS8JTwBAkusRIoV/XoA3W60d 7Ob&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z938.exe

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