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Gic

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The application 7zip.exe, “Gic 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:
Gic

Description:
Gic Setup

MD5:
651ab8b1b20b9a4f4cbf632147e6a411

SHA-1:
cb98b6913b96211342843276987ced9b7d51cf67

SHA-256:
11e53105351ace6280284acef5fa995e3ecdd9537cd6103512ddbb42ed09ad69

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:
1/7/2025 9:15:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.4.17

File size:
931.6 KB (953,936 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.6

Copyright:
Application Web 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 1:52:04 PM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 2:46:42 PM

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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pthAFmEJIkOTjhRuYZxtmO3GXWWbKuXoVL4mXkPIZHjJyKyQPWRl7q3C8pJt:pthKmE63oYZ2oKW/8mXkPIZDJy9hl7u

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:
7.9299

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 8 URLs.

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=MMUsCpAf3Uor6odVjcoHJiIv/BhbW8qiw3ORvYJkfnE=&e=0&c=44pYFc21sdq/JcpDRqcBMnHQKIwShh2pfJ m3UuE2earUJTLp9L722IH3LRv9lAR3drplH9B0p/JHn4Mcs8hCxL5/oGEzDZRvHRgTqUfq f3wJd lKBKkGnO4fFMtcatDtNxc0VRPiRQmF9KQBXmYN1TrYz28aFvlFuhskNYqqI=&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=BqhMLohoS2Phey2eqrEX7tKEDKwKEcJvjSvXmxmwqs0=&c=HUIQl2HWQSluejVKf6i4514QGB4RkbWoJb6Vii/Am7HipOpZTaXiEixN77RBm6JpSvXRJEURFVF786M/vx8fVDPdTFTTcbmf2vssAMdgYTpuiNkbOVcF7H60V6YPg4tHdUToheMEES76oTCoMHG4gUWTKxDk63RFUjEdD4V447k=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=s74mZyEU/U6Yn9Wgl4XC4G 0mNglBubAKt1AfsyKtZw=&c=l8RkPD37A4nAsH/Vx3tBQ3/vMPCOBC2EJu90ugT8P4w9C7pNfhHCzw5LU6jk2aOuNSM bHM1ZErxTqR4BpVq1Z4IvmAJDVyjD69d7bV6rt9kxyLupuNMUn4Bn94IR6ZaZVs3 lRXEcUTsRoXcIQ4RPt/8iep49Fd2SA5YXbTshw=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

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http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=pO/nnZIzDFZpMDCcln0UTCHbdRMabXl4KyoNxhkgMhc=&e=0&c=8Kvg3XJSoqTO0Zmvn6RM8Cj/aRTWvFBWdS7UppBl26caYgNhNwgR8qmP5bDHqlfPq8hmKSvRf TLI7jyApgBeWh Kuz/IBLR/rQyJR6YiZplIy6m8wbTsjLkJdSJ5R1PYFSBfQmdVCtIdkJ2YQYeQm9ARVByrVYKQUw/EQ8wJ5I=&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=hLZuGUlZtAH8DOu38XYygXXWoaNfD3bwyUzi0lJe3yQ=&e=0&c=8q7TixpNsujsgIaN Y4rvaI818y5D8vflc2uyqYThMX8D3i7P/UG9QZTp69LvTgW0iPBsC7cUnxT4cY8ZFXriqOlyfV4J7183/kQPLUDD6Evh2O1Mq5vj rdYnSU4t5 2Jti2XOuTfaw1ac1a4bVmKhkzhK6t4E7huLZ2WqTNe8=&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=ji3sDCf99jcMUkxdacAEYv1T IgyO4WiHQNKjDy6c2o=&c=RWzFktEJukGwBMTkhfNBFnJecXPlV3XEnee9/UEF ZtWragSm4loLuTrpXsux4tuPQJyj7xzg islJqFtDu3bvr3sOqoDkyVhYdfNkJx3CZ8CcKUK09mE9muBcRZth fg1hdyf6v3x/oqwuaPpe8Pw99t970NLzNwCqvauTDsGM=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=FKz2Uzt cAAscbbQ7imssU0qPVJlsSZpo96qsjU2caY=&c=9opeTVf4nw78MG06HtEoRdlkuhnMUQhMyTVkMZT/oql7uRQfph47IWdXVmvc5iFCD/o97/wxzCtRHW9UoGhqg2F1ssE1HGvEGJrWziwA6M/T7D8z2r8ZcjATIJQFjs71PTalVb5xobpBidmCNPGEXuQSI7UjqX4HreuCE1rbuE4=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

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