7zip.exe

Bidedarafa

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The application 7zip.exe, “Bidedarafa 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:
Bidedarafa

Description:
Bidedarafa Setup

MD5:
1cf978b3e0df473e36eda06c949b663e

SHA-1:
fa8baa2b5fd126a6a3c842811caff765e47cc62c

SHA-256:
6f7d452118cddf5f75d0a137f547adc7a03a0b0c8c633dcc35b4e5b671c6ca15

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 9:17:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.14.11

File size:
936.5 KB (958,984 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

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
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:RbvjTfzHL8D3hGCsdFlSO/uUfJiRGe1ZO:RDHzHLy0CsllgRGl

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:
7.9338

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 18 URLs.

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=SELN36ZXaNVcod1 JGS/tVpZVz8lH4h4OyNF0N3agso=&c=JI3EdVG8N33qecmfDFyKiiFFZy5Un1gGuWn9dJOH6N1C1aSdwrvHNX9/bnr8tK20i7kxfsa6hiEvICGNRlxZ9I xt8vwGwGO/A/GTHcT4Jdm9aPF9wBccC71snr36zsCd/5Y1qrPMZ3f8R5MzaaSprotfwidvPJhuI5GA8Ijf9A=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=f8ILjtjbVtex3F25VNi/fP cnwLtdia3HWFnfFAwvFI=&c=Utd1GfeOrDcLi6WEWWNEar6P0iAEsy3K3dpiVnRrxQdrm/cpqFk/7VmEXbyreT0KuHcBbzl5tTGyUJRQMzP77UAdqy9jHUeY/Ll5rV7UWj2XrcU//9ORfrboSmzqSosgWAALADSSQSXOTr2Y6x6Dy3v56Ty3FYkBDEBrtKMviwA=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=0LoR25Ul1K9A5cN MUGPmff2xAs0wHnNJH5Rf lRlRU=&c=WcwfdyGH7otIWMUdsrVF3qXzG3A4NKbKLiVoUgMDAFO1Jz/wtS/ZyXDX9UjSWiZDjLq7NmPhW2tq6N/yAt9/lsjRNdLJ6y anyjXKeRUpeUmMglMdXAqGt0WnShBF49Ryck3KCx4Rr9j1Bkghlx3i3THUs1SSDzPV6lhVqT8N1c=&e=0&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

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