action-33680-dp.exe

Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application action-33680-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel Quality (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.headbundletown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
b427f3d5d08f5f727a23ed5b59c929aa

SHA-1:
d84730967c7da3fd07f604814b303e1c109283e6

SHA-256:
a54306b6691bb8f01ada93139022fdf80e489085c104088f6710ee718be36cfc

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:
12/26/2024 8:08:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.26.23

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\action-33680-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 10:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 3:44:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:iO7llHcZYwySG9c+bYoLXOM2x9zEtDe2laiC6HnNbvDDyp7D:iOZVcZ2SGWEeM2v8C24yHndDDyB

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file action-33680-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 16 URLs.

http://www.headbundletown.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

http://www.safecentralgift.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

http://www.headheartcenter.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