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Sera

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 apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe, “Sera 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 the free Apache OpenOffice 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:
Sera

Description:
Sera Setup

MD5:
3fef9051dcfa140d405a2b4eebe7f037

SHA-1:
930b72e9875ade4dd7263f29d4389e01a2e1cc53

SHA-256:
63a9e905285e211b0ca0fcfe204fe0710c96aaf53409a60ea1054f993c8b4e5c

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:
12/25/2024 3:49:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.25.4

File size:
964.1 KB (987,216 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 5:06:18 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RL9ipPc/HY7+5AxnJ58fr9rWh4WSa82P1YbAqxh5d+u0o1O/:RBUPc/47+a8fr9rYoa82P6kgh5dL0r/

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:
7.9341

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.vaultsgrabstock.com/c?x=helylAyNczjd6vT2iS95lZOw8a0G8OZmzPepjwlNweM=&c=d0fprstBFOwQpms/cLX23xlBu9D01GVZvoUrfHawOfdLuqaSGUCysUlaaJePp3ZxUb/bgJS6alLzSBsCH82oDahFni 3zdhJi34SzzadY8o28/Ivv9jXUL078kuSpSaYR3MuFZlf71PjoE8Aq KXWatogNCIV3mnffNyz/y2XGg=&e=0&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

http://www.cleantowerspackage.com/c?x=1QDKSB3/iXxdLY YHlb/npHODTaVRNKYoM7XjAoynfg=&c=PfuWmP5IhSzBXy4gtoj3SVVkimFFu 31PmHkebWS4HlPgCGz8CVvQ2yrhT3QQgIvfqBjApdUP99gObrZVYHAJxDil2r3MRLrBrT1T237Dg120t3yl5zJfnOdzgYwwtdDFiRb2/U2544mnDUk0GASCiFzPXfaiCDtzAMOZfQwtZc=&e=0&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

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