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Beh

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The application 7zip.exe, “Beh 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:
Beh

Description:
Beh Setup

MD5:
933d4330abedf38f4559bead1fd98804

SHA-1:
73378831eb8747e629c2ffafebb3e2c5ebd77192

SHA-256:
6bbe2132b840aa9f098ea379616d2a1fd656e4655214ba37e5fce12aeba0cf13

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:
11/27/2024 12:52:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.19.9

File size:
933.5 KB (955,864 bytes)

Product version:
5.5

Copyright:
Web Wizard Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:52:04 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 8:46:42 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8ivydy5A1x3qmshO0U1E9r32UynW2r+Fk6xcJ4oBWY6:hvwpqDhO0U1ElmUynWK+FnxJV

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9343

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file 7zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=pj2JVhaW4OuX163o9H4M82AiFn2j3I1UV0IUMsizkDo=&c=GBTW8fiOyZjxRWuKCpLSf3 x43aZCO1A1LgDfJt5mh/HrllP8IKR/6MXxgvuePhTNE1foC7nOvqirTIluh/ HnW1Pz7lp3iSYOoOA3jGaO0pav06gAfm7l71RadAhXHB&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=0FpnMORQGfny6GFAaWHIP SwiBdevwfSOvMBmBG U5E=&c=6j9jJI9pRJTravNKjOQwIHVYBeulMuRegTBMAu 2CqolGTk wyyZqCH1L9oj8prG6fVQoB cQubt0gbu1b0oV3AZYEkCwazdwJcKacPrwiMuxQCiqHv MHdYJAQKUQfa&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=bRfvzb1ac6 CjoaNyE58jVA/kDrTeW12m48IRNH3Q4A=&c=B2zGCN5cotIggEjIfnVocPJ0BY8aMb669xBZc3wQ7YOODBHzbI/hS0A zs/YkTbKe7LWYvCpynzm8/6QnbCYpoFgzUXLxbQLOAVQmj99B2k4NocozSr8 v1VYSK5Urlu&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=D17T52UsfoZpUI9HQMUh Bmlwyo4ys02 ucoVnVyW4=&c=pQ2nLo pl2C8Ovc42Z4Qdx3btQZz g74F5Z2dlLhDQcFMC5PCwEVWqNuoAbfBFnb9AkGrr2rorTcTZDPfAiOi5U5y4nQTCif2lZPXxaD6RWaRvQ0RkA0niZmv6zKswgC&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

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