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Ranahobam

Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe-reader-12627-dp.exe, “Ranahobam Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Adobe's free Reader but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ranahobam

Description:
Ranahobam Setup

MD5:
4c525eae41063b79ff0d0a4cf0c68573

SHA-1:
ee195a7ac3d284bc0471c398662d614eca59ee6f

SHA-256:
2d98d688a3ee4a72f85347c2a96cf937ac76bb3b0388e9a4455310c0fd7b796e

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:
11/15/2024 11:37:43 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.25.12

File size:
960 KB (983,072 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe-reader-12627-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

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):
24576:6tM/LmFsZCYqKPXPHmteaG4s1y4DUy9FYz5StZgPMC:6aT1ZCYv/mtZ4/9FYz5SDwMC

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobe-reader-12627-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.newfilesdl.com/c?x=nKDdPxgv5iiBRdfqoq0xqDCbHBZoi4wLdp1bOuIRjWM=&c=kL4MLKmHF3G/KZGOaRYMyqAbW8DNhPSqCZI7wAEjIXUtIO8EBU3R/tFM/nflmYpPuVC52MbTxSC3kmaFlu rA9yiif1zqvcNzQ AXvLicmNaEYK9DAqHYdkp De7BLxb&fallback_url=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.5.0/.../AdbeRdr950_pl_PL.exe&downloadAs=Adobe-Reader-12627-dp.exe

http://www.presentapplicationuniverse.com/c?x=qbGCcH1PairFsJvqpc7vbw9oZaJ1ZsF2mzcO3PSjg M=&c=VCAzzBQYIXdS/xpSmChEjtWZrk46hYDCn1KO6XGD2dYFY9IMlIqu1dBW9Pb/W5fx6KmSfkB1s7TFNL5kHm0cnZ15qnERmRYcjo9eW4nV/4 GsFc7iqfxijfjvUMfrayQ&fallback_url=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.5.0/.../AdbeRdr950_pl_PL.exe&downloadAs=Adobe-Reader-12627-dp.exe

http://www.chuckledeliverygrab.com/c?x=hZXcjaCxH0g/gG2PxwwAc37/wvunP3PH3wBGjV44W88=&c=a5alPhKUTb4uBtcPJHbtNrnTdpJgHCn7k ObuyYwIDxMmtJFnYNBar9U5mB4on8sllndCOgDGXs4hzudly1Ek7ZUu9LFhzoO6cL3yevTqfdUyNAb8qXphjTivsvsHQyi&fallback_url=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.5.0/.../AdbeRdr950_pl_PL.exe&downloadAs=Adobe-Reader-12627-dp.exe

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