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aol-desktop-9.exe

Program Web

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The application aol-desktop-9.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.appsfarmtowers.com.
Publisher:
Application Generic   (signed by Bibado Investments, S.L.)

Product:
Program Web

Description:
Program Web Setup

Version:
5.3.4.5

MD5:
a959871b53a33c0588a3bdece0f1aca7

SHA-1:
21ec7cdb56b51820ca2567f8edfb44de4597e518

SHA-256:
975b815ba05f0ff6a710450e2323bd1ec76f9a894231d788458e10e8cd64eaf7

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:
12/28/2024 10:53:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.1.1.13

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}\aol-desktop-9.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/18/2015 7:24:11 AM

Valid to:
2/19/2016 7:24:11 AM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ojLf+XGfWGiYx4cWl3FYmyeXlrvohpIakT:ojjMnvYvWl3SeXI2zT

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 aol-desktop-9.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.appsfarmtowers.com/c?x=CEWmHWKDhjfGlz00vhkOYHs4tz/OkH4/iC/86dl2wc8=&c=9LtWcmrDCZK1f94WDdfdMvg2e2AEYE3yVYls/97GUUFYaSCUbt6AJKWCXUd5pg/BhM2pAcAEh2D6P2CPJVVnbqXYp4rzvRppf6gHoSDYZqgeRnNnSZgoqvY6BiESy3ESlSAKePQrEMtTsAKdEMib8g==&downloadAs=aol-desktop-9.7.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1451387007/en/6/.../61786-61789-aol-desktop.exe

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