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Gic

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The application c.exe, “Gic Setup ” by Platform Beta (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.worldbodybyte.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Gic

Description:
Gic Setup

MD5:
8818048d89f5d829fab39b595ad7e008

SHA-1:
a156e74845b1e977122c76794ecf0445160058cf

SHA-256:
fdc421b5949122904ef8984ebe40282bef12caa18dad17414248bd703fd0ef4d

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:
1/7/2025 9:44:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.3.21

File size:
931.6 KB (953,936 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.6

Copyright:
Application Web Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:52:04 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 6:46:42 AM

Subject:
CN=Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), O=Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121ECC46F7F85712126CA9617071FBF3734

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4thAFmEJIkOTjhRuYZxtmO3GXWWbKuXoVL4mXkPIZHjJyKyQPWRl7q3C8pJt:4thKmE63oYZ2oKW/8mXkPIZDJy9hl7u

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:
7.9299

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 8 URLs.

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=cTVuSJcrhHQM4klrEZG8p2twwNS7iIQfNInf8Cd6j8s=&c=3Cwp/ihGiSyAbbrPKQC8Izkn0E1IGIMH/uWrTFpDu gOpJxPbp9OQ92fVExBpZNYKofAQE H7LoEWgrwde0z/48BbrsxT70niykCrJHMN0mzUUnl26t8FDtpd74dsDsP&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=cnGkYZ4YKFSFNMaevEBFc9QpHWHea/YyUENFcD YLY0=&c=vtJwTPoY0Tlhet369SyHdFHmAhsjB3RmumydP5/64Da206YTkOija1zNwPS0TsnCUzzMtkEHfBhlWL78R6ASGjxaHZlGxqhOLi0hwrVIgp2627yZmhiowLiniwStDyEm&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=YWvmlH8b1DpL kFUwDxILlDDd6AZxRasd2CSxboV kc=&c=Wj7cVDcoos2TGnImfDfMMS/dgNZ7ntAvbbNXJ5ZJgVZJWjBFsqI20ALc0ViRBiSdYNe lE5Ao3m945BZf10CbbKSteQSggUiG6bqUBB3RxXOSUb2RybaZ5Hh 6kbEW3&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=Ys2e/5ZRNkn/i3Z/2tGbk/x2JUZ15zF8WR8avBFxAsQ=&c=M50TGFwMJ8mp5yfSo56YtAbVYTZt4hmFLWpJeRWhiAvXYs wUl8v9yu/z8oAnzGhnfiCNwFFy75oRbTo8OGA3Z8 HpwNeSA3bNhKIa4VWiLGh4leGMDjIgcw6le6RwSt&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=j4Uk1mTlnB2JoePFpWrGxHKjCIQiJLRrV7wJSsQTu4Q=&c=Dcgh2Izai/FCUhpoZCzUmLZ9snVVeKA42PoXFhK/Mr kprZ/oqyzlSyybNVoCd6OhzcaSlFCIkp8Kh1EInm kBW7kjmvrc5/WyI8xHeRrs00P FlXu6k6E1ZYp6VeMq7&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=vORnLA2M/lUTh3cabVYsMe JZ 2OEenjUS8TAkhHJGk=&c=aUTDee1qmjzylXMfpQvebePFvRzyb2L8mDxIL6eAJiGFbD3QXUo 9UQ4o9Huco7SLDJ FHCdb8l6wSa2 4geY59JZ9qv2glhn6IdMi/LDye0B96oldY3hm2pCciYIZkc&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=bXiTkxO8h2Bx2G422XzBHKtFVwaQZ927auw3qT1piUw=&c=XINZg02Z3ue t4kp JHNRW RW3WK4ezDSVxWNUS7r2FsWCL3ktkBUEmRYNuG2kMUFx XzSLevuF5HHnvISkvv9dpzZp9clvdYlS11/5tukDVqD/FcWbMf8glUuVvizQI&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

http://www.worldbodybyte.com/c?x=e4SJElzwV9nFog/Uma CH5rk4ioPKq/U/2M6jM1Ockg=&c=5HqzkMihfmTtOzR3dyeSbf3tXN9vHjPsmFsggNAMESunR2ITUh8e2qhGgbIu/no lesiB9Rk0F9h/9uQdwYqUgdpD9EYtzcZFpRfM0A216OUZN 4CRVw/eYKDROYGyvm&downloadAs=7zip.exe&fallback_url=http://www.filegoat.com/7zip/.../7z1514.exe

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