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alcohol-52-12714-dp.exe

Lite

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 alcohol-52-12714-dp.exe, “Lite 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.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

Version:
5.3.5.2

MD5:
712e1990749de032f1ea1c25c3069f93

SHA-1:
c2ff9edc1ca755e5020610748dad1e70382b3c01

SHA-256:
c1dd48bcefe7a32644cc2feec6592966ad20062b390228139d9d5fe7a30c4999

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:
11/25/2024 9:39:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.12.16

File size:
941.7 KB (964,344 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
program

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}\alcohol-52-12714-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:t7wo69LPa5MW6cJuZdBNxZw6MU9n9xPaVgySsDizQO:tMpLPgGM6MU9zCVjREQO

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file alcohol-52-12714-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.bitsranchtag.com/c?x=NWq4w1XD7nE7F85aqDS24tkJcGJhDbg0xknWUGmht4A=&c=eoY6clOHS1kg55AIEYRaCfIf1SuwENvHh3Tz4odwS60xwsDjhBheLv90evoUinxzBCScKfwowr QLGdoc 2dCRWc3dECMO ZW5coo5Bv C7luZ8L20dn/q0Z68oI8sWi&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Alcohol52_FE_2.0.3.8426.exe&downloadAs=Alcohol-52-12714-dp.exe

http://www.downloadstowersupdate.com/c?x=yIlrP6B5ziy99EhKuthyuetR5bqXxUFyGfrz0cdQ1Pw=&c=yqcBkUSDkj/way2sFTg0dZVkgtXxREKcqzKv/0EgbgzA70 GQeHB6VQUuEr/2UgW7s/EVKIcKIHBRE4exEr50 XGfEKa OdYWi7Wr2XGXej4P1t/vELnHsvYcr237K1Q&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Alcohol52_FE_2.0.3.8426.exe&downloadAs=Alcohol-52-12714-dp.exe

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