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among-the-sleep.exe

Program Web

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The application among-the-sleep.exe, “Program Web Setup ” by Bibado Investments, S.L 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 Bibado Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.nowsoftwareworld.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Application Generic   (signed by Bibado Investments, S.L.)

Product:
Program Web

Description:
Program Web Setup

Version:
5.3.4.5

MD5:
1e24f9d4d8e0ae8b5546301a333fb505

SHA-1:
bfc8b452622907c97ac130972b4c28e30cff0dae

SHA-256:
5e0bbb349fce9946422f7fc23815d5b29892ad0a297939b94b66afc43024bd27

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/1/2024 12:26:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.2.25.22

File size:
986.7 KB (1,010,368 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\among-the-sleep.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments, S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/18/2015 4:24:11 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2016 4:24:11 PM

Subject:
CN="Bibado Investments, S.L.", O="Bibado Investments, S.L.", L=Alcorcon, C=ES

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

Serial number:
112115AA501879B44CF0232B64D970C57438

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ijLf+XGfWGiYx4cWl3FYmyeXlrvohpIakT:ijjMnvYvWl3SeXI2zT

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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Entropy:
7.9270

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file among-the-sleep.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.nowsoftwareworld.com/c?x=r2ocmfJQlss5UdL8WK8sJGzfRMYe2QT54bNSNzxOhJM=&c=cPj779xK Sauua9 e2Ukg0gOw57E9cJn3j37g4htIF98iIU5z TZeexunub2C4mtYiQz iTbPxRqpw71TWvl 3U4Kp/lxxg15ZJVpqSICKoTrDKJcjWPiQspkGm7frFRQMCrLuccVpWrCoYYtrZy8w==&downloadAs=among-the-sleep.exe&fallback_url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/.../

http://www.nowsoftwareworld.com/c?x=f149 S1tq5V3rjVn2crLZ83nI9Tu6mnfx5j58oavzaw=&c=Y4kTiQ3xDkkexWONXrJMy3Ujv qFo0QLqubcNO4M5vXEZZ9VRWqXWDmkPjGnlgX2bK9Oe0yY8TYOMTO88uln3zJ1MuVDzUhx8aYzEpd1OlZYZVVV43IYP1F4ri Mcj4fBlElAxwyzhwrnmZpL8u/JQ==&downloadAs=among-the-sleep.exe&fallback_url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/.../

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