» bluestacks-2.exe
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Analysis
File Details

bluestacks-2.exe

Program

Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application bluestacks-2.exe, “Program Setup ” by Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria) 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.

File name:

bluestacks-2.exe

Publisher:

Generic installer (signed by Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:

Program

Description:

Program Setup

MD5:

6b5a66d41718c8030f5885a6886ad037

SHA-1:

4ae456682aa5fc1a17251cfb31416d63cf3e3eef

SHA-256:

0ada33374ec61d8208afacdb2aebe87b54636645ac99af72267548f5296542bb

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:

11/24/2024 1:53:46 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)

17.2.18.9

File size:

918 KB (940,024 bytes)

Product version:

3.4

Program

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\bluestacks-2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 4:35:33 AM

Valid to:

9/2/2016 2:45:48 AM

Subject:

CN=Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11213F200F0E37540F0241586E972C1D2E1B

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

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:

7.9385

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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