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c.exe

Bage

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application c.exe, “Bage Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.updatefunpresent.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

c.exe

Publisher:

Darwen Marketing Inc. (signed and verified)

Product:

Bage

Description:

Bage Setup

Version:

5.5.4.3

MD5:

89ecf8a22886a218c3f8e852074dccc9

SHA-1:

dbfac1385903d7ccbbfe6dc19831ef433b8273ee

SHA-256:

07eed0240e6d82875941b4e28ff867bea4a741afd9e7bfc2374ca53199c49304

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:

11/1/2024 8:33:23 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)

16.3.9.21

File size:

1013.4 KB (1,037,688 bytes)

Product version:

3.8.4

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:

Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:

thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

2/15/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/17/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

1F1F22B813CDB509DAAD9139C753C40F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:pqkRgzlGUy5dJ6zP5XvMCpBSDbF/X1IhsyPRhIT0miGNGK:pZWZGz5+zxXvVXSDpv0sM8VNG

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 19 URLs.

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=n/PDKjYTyjwXQfpHpa64cf5F0Pik35DN6dIdM2xA/tY=&c=9UBe/hS /yqZ4L9P/vLfkpClpsu2zTEqlEkQ/.../afCBkjJWQv3R5enn7kdY9aNGFZY8AsGSg2s6gK2&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.metapresenttours.com/c?x=EV3lNhkB7 5bQ4S40Fe9svDLqdt8I gW4qxCk9Pcz6g=&c=pK/.../wxVs8cuhyU8TmJesCRCL 5 RfFUwKX0uo1o3ZKpus7v9rSiOGgNGNf4ONrU4TFf8K7MRDkPFqna122oCxaQA96si YvtqHNP1kSH1PQ&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=baij5T0Dsxgk1wdyRdN3iOBzYKIsk3t2rqPAmflhv88=&c=O99HqJePWPfWcoXc3DyNRnX5aogX1gN/.../3&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.todayuniversebits.com/c?x=yrRnvrcxfVFS8MLs5G1 gSErpJWoNbkO8wTCsadqk7w=&c=hXpSorGfKbbQrJbt bz74qu2tS1Pg/VVzPfndJz7JH5I3XmOp9QIireiZ/HZ/.../tMb1qeWmjPE3B9Vl5 LXL8ty0JLvcAgJvGT8MxtQrkPwPLqwbvyNrQSJ&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/.../pQhaAGma5YvHoPD5bZ3577w=&c=YZLAzAJrYAfNS8KCOvJtqsIfV094GG TNjrD8aOlC0qPM1RzIjLwP V8pZqdB8noUEY7Kf5Psr8EGf5kPawsCUQz zsrH4cktR3 knpe9YvrPMfLlR5SWBpWWcYFOr2g&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.metapresenttours.com/c?x=iAFeN60S1ozs//.../wFW0FKnfYhhgvA RJCYcld1EaKOONfpppajcBDpQOZygL3Xq RDDj6yAtdqW&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.cyclecitytown.com/c?x=TKxoNWhBPNegejo5sLT0Mgb7C3amhLIiWRnnChmHctw=&c=qSnvtudf4EUMnFY0F8W/Qos6KA/u/FaeY0urbgOrxsge/NdQD9ao98fQ3KQn/GBapPpokraj3x2YxA5PlRkaCxPG0e85XY1sjDDa4RauN/.../Xny4&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.metapresenttours.com/c?x=Pw7bu7gDKW2MqyGSzQV0BHDFnIJGrBcBYJuLDk3IvGA=&c=qCqysfMbVGQ4NZVp0CjtR x/pWwv1gYJ7Ker3ARKADaJdhm8snrqMj L3/.../Zrsz41jyPobTxOXOR0Y7g&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.towngiftchuckle.com/c?x=POsBPPqLIVC/cHRRa2 /.../m9ovbdJOIulRJxJObgVkL42WB2DzXKB4mSBFd9QxqYEqqmPl5M16ZIPekgZE06ETtHq8X2GOPxAg9J8 2muFO8Fc&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=HX3dzctfGtSwlSzl MUjdt/jAfTwKfPHYiJyOGnnqhI=&c=GH8/bLfmcCfE5qbygpvbQPt0NNiyVbhO8xBLUiLP7O5LSIQskEaLMbGsj/.../9q7i2Ra7MqE6ShqOZqlXb6bcb3Yxq15kKz8Cox9zEU8VbueZJYxu9NukVWvk9ohOojL&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=9xQmiOqAxLh OZEl8Fb2sUztmgBPNBVXXSz1je8HDK8=&c=aWfAooxLR JMY21SH vq0pPhPBdhLvMLKCtuB/.../AqWCvc5s6WGNLwkkgj82l2Ka4d6Rw3eOPD2RnZ78DbsvJFmSR1PvkL xyvoz2Oh7E7hxRqWqTsLKUbKOv8O9bbjE&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.towngiftchuckle.com/c?x=5zWU3KGH2VIDYWSx6Ey3KtRBxCAE2b4b9OJ9T3mQM8A=&c=NaMZw43/x0vbu7bMeYM1rdBj2Zs16xAAzWP7gMJ02cwNi7ZdGfyjRbv1Y88vL44E6F4cfzIbzvSd6jpjwTipwUOE/.../XofZsq5P&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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http://www.cyclecitytown.com/c?x=FXhB07/bTBQohaYbUHX1RhdsmR4Na4aFdcA/.../bEyw1KEXvQwdPnB91drco1ahnBeFu2PJLdyy2arJRqOx&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.towngiftchuckle.com/.../fHkG5mNeDDLAIQgN90YXVXyQkvzR0gfnTg24=&c=zgoYdKSD6HtzZi45PCrKtG2IgCPpehGfatLoRQH9midxDzRyLA0dWFO4W50htBiY94278ns3cspGXnLUEim6YFWCvmoEDnBrDbSO xcWlP6JtBiYKz7uc6h1eNd42Fh9&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.metapresenttours.com/c?x=0LLL3Mod/fMph36 S/WKpZyRbEItlgIZzh3p BmvYYI=&c=H6tUNjs8Ln4C2UC6pNQBRV1qryeHFkuTM0hMlBOM4/eyiKPQ8E8DAx0lv2yhx2DteCrN7SFgh6JBIesND/.../DIB0cVmUCEDhetLRKVyLW&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=ecR2x uki/hR6ETJ0vxYd5mi7WuEyOKifz7AKgakTmY=&c=uZ/NJPRj6f6WUtZZ08WDIYJqZTzoDr5LimOxX/a4BGMf/.../lFYBQMhG7LZA0Np4zHM6jMzVxtcTsLz4meje6rN8Nm&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.cyclecitytown.com/.../lMcDbWLwSNmuMJ7BPoR0oRg=&c=rw1EeZ8G4Cenz6Hd4C7 5LfXVj7JXdoHxYAyyoZ5KDdqeYOnQtCTS8TNl6JZ97FvbivVsx3HwHR5nqdYVdoVXqNbmlN7Dhq4ubKZWG16 2xTdT8kULegaSHdbMv0K oP&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=XMFjMn26d0/c/.../RT1wz3W0Qvjd GSBW17UGBScCCY2Rd6AUdspBJ TAXhWXIcTo5lCywOAEMLJeX&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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