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Pehet

The application c.exe, “Pehet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.binarieshostingcontent.com and multiple other hosts.
Product:
Pehet

Description:
Pehet Setup

Version:
2.6.3.8

MD5:
dcfde8af1e1d07e556b61fa60422d206

SHA-1:
86b47384a81639725c0f3469e7d9182b34a08e9d

SHA-256:
0ed8d3e562a0f763bb0f92990f7e0e74264bd0e1e4c24c539cd10e342243244b

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
12/27/2024 4:06:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AFS potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.2.20.11

File size:
1.1 MB (1,133,343 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\c.exe

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:s0rD1f2b70CE4hfeMMLOM0u2+d4qXn9bDoqa:s4hm71ML1l9mqND6

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.binarieshostingcontent.com/c?x=vJm/J 6cb8t4ySHWKBTd2hCd/Hfj4YzpqtcFi70Svtc=&c=VRL 2Dxo3arbhY6hAiMuUxGckQAwsAitaFsODxhfTm zm3Bjg/6rBr0Xo8DlsagJ21KCCDdxevr6fVF9e6Bs7NmgvC4nH81fTejFoD40i/OIbdrDImg50FsmhEEIyD3a&downloadAs=installer_ares_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=87.217.32.56&countrya2=ES&partner=SEO&origen=SEO&program=Ares&3dparty_channel=SEO00Z9e110414de8ce21c7730e78acdf934a1&ou=http://ares.com.es&du=http://download.instseo.com/installers/down.php?key=8f57f&new=y&hostname=ares.com.es&url_download=&software=Ares&country=ES&lang=es&tb=babylonnewv4&langutf8=Spanish&addfavorites=n&premium_url=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/2/22461-682862-ares.exe&partner_keyword=SEO&p2p=0&logourl=/icoinstall/programs/icono-ares-128x128.png&ud=lp&origen=SEO&ua=msie&ou=http://ares.com.es&http:

http://www.binarieshostingcontent.com/c?x=T ptTzkycs9KA3TTI5DtqN5azj2RlAAseFZsL802bVY=&c=9upC2jbiGsmr0YOmVctgcWImKYOD7XxvuzBUtetBJhYe7ru7mNYIDVwua4Fc204qR/s7pj2LZRP2t6QV4YJLX6IAzVQ ZKtKfxHjHUAeOcOH8ZeCem/gAbU5QcBo3sYW&downloadAs=installer_ares_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=83.38.249.228&countrya2=ES&partner=SEO&origen=SEO&program=Ares&3dparty_channel=SEO00Z9e110414de8ce21c7730e78acdf934a1&ou=http://ares.com.es&du=http://download.instseo.com/installers/down.php?key=8f57f&new=y&hostname=ares.com.es&url_download=&software=Ares&country=ES&lang=es&tb=babylonnewv4&langutf8=Spanish&addfavorites=n&premium_url=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/2/22461-682862-ares.exe&partner_keyword=SEO&p2p=0&logourl=/icoinstall/programs/icono-ares-128x128.png&ud=lp&origen=SEO&ua=msie&ou=http://ares.com.es&http%3

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