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alphacom.exe

Gamam

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application alphacom.exe, “Gamam Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.updatestarcleandownloads.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Gamam

Description:
Gamam Setup

Version:
4.1.3.4

MD5:
fc5fc59b1025230be4f375f190ec095a

SHA-1:
4a5985fc951588c3574458fe9a64e0d68541ff35

SHA-256:
9bf53637923888becc932367e7f6f89bf2b14e7f24c84401f3e724c7d3eb0d22

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/27/2024 4:14:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.1.12

File size:
1008.3 KB (1,032,504 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.9

Copyright:
Lite Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\alphacom.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/8/2016 7:04:15 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2017 7:40:42 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121206405ACDAB5906908B3939BD86EF916

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:52:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sbonSjZDdD1KBBapAYvGhZpqylQdYduBIYz8PCT3q:sckBJQBoAYvGhZpqylQhBIYz8PCrq

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:
7.9314

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file alphacom.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestarcleandownloads.com/c?x=OXpX8lk6232l0BO8q88oeu64E6JXCVXQssWK8lMxzRU=&c=B6oCGyBUZutPAguVrprZGXT1IpZEE9uMuD8kGrnZXQPJOD7nZ81rKkq4eil/XIna8qLQ8PW7EnCF0lr0SQ7MdhaGQefOMk W7PVxLNbIQB4MeCEr/t0A7df3454fyJ9S&downloadAs=alphacom.exe&fallback_url=http://www.omnicomtech.com/download/.../alpha.exe

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