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bluestacks-2.exe

Mepalo

Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application bluestacks-2.exe, “Mepalo Setup ” by Delivery Quality (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from z.getfile137.com.
Publisher:
Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mepalo

Description:
Mepalo Setup

MD5:
5b81151ae333c4d2ac209549e646bf4d

SHA-1:
89d9235f60279cc72fc80844939e2dfa44ee5960

SHA-256:
af17807fd7fe28fc03a1642eb57b0ad6f0917f04440ffe28e3590456b8a80838

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:14:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.11.0

File size:
931 KB (953,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

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:
Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 12:12:24 PM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 4:01:17 PM

Subject:
CN=Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11216B2571DD47D76CC84D28293328061400

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:j7ulQiWjnS4+EkGWQea3GoSbl+Tj1Ltz1XVKs7:j7Ssn8EkGTgARXVK2

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file bluestacks-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://z.getfile137.com/ex/d?z=1053&name=Candy Crush Soda&file=http://cdn.bluestacks.com/downloads/.../BlueStacks2_native.exe

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