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bluestacks-2.exe

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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.currentranchworld.com.
Publisher:
Generic installer   (signed by Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
5004cf169df125fdacaa7829f09b8b00

SHA-1:
fa8aea2eabca341c5a52c1347319f8606e02c151

SHA-256:
a8fd4e9ce2a8a9972c51503af0d1694cdf9bc4293e7c244fdb05543dd0a1acb3

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:07:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.10.4.23

File size:
918 KB (940,024 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\bluestacks-2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 9:35:33 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 5:45:48 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Uk7lV/MnaD2vm7a2/IOgi0G0nuEMBtIm5aj6Deb6l7rH4x2:UkhVkaD2e7CY/t3

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.currentranchworld.com/c?x=63WFEHtbAkpHSW6Eo91rlVFLKZJiiGO4KTHj19OADn0=&c=h8VSB KiHfSOnKajh4UPRN6Et9cfqzNPeN0rwQzxMjF39JN afbW1ktwbbzshB mwFQePQp0my2tCyw gkuH1IaCyMdqHhxofXeBrnoZ0NSZTeuR2PVeDIfu8/sMZW7l8amhJgSGk7dvBiM2hcVs6A==&downloadAs=bluestacks-2.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.bluestacks.com/public/.../BlueStacks-SplitInstaller_native.exe

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