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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.
Publisher:
Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Gic

Description:
Gic Setup

MD5:
e35e01efa639f1e7ff6eb149175e524b

SHA-1:
e658936825d5287051b24d0f9af5e94cd480dc93

SHA-256:
0d6d6eace83ef797954d3fe1e5a6db27b1649bada2302fab41493ce57519254c

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:
11/27/2024 12:56:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.10.18.19

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 7:52:04 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 9:46:42 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WthAFmEJIkOTjhRuYZxtmO3GXWWbKuXoVL4mXkPIZHjJyKyQPWRl7q3C8pJt:WthKmE63oYZ2oKW/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)

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