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Posabo

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application chrome_setup.exe, “Posabo Setup ” by AgileMax (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Posabo

Description:
Posabo Setup

MD5:
72565f17b4746c787aa58692ca22f0b5

SHA-1:
27791dd2cfd54b48c1ad6e2fe8e4e605df0dfb14

SHA-256:
49fa3bdc0c04d7c553ca979df4853f3a0a2f6d61df74333c1493164a5c484166

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:
11/25/2024 12:35:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.2.5

File size:
941.9 KB (964,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.1

Copyright:
Fast Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 5:50:27 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 4:16:46 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EHLy2vDm5Ees8dZrbPY+h9I4kuyuoTDIRf766vP1:ErHDZeLjbjhC4j3oTcRf766n1

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:
7.9349

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file chrome_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.conceptspresentpackage.com/c?x=z LGcaofLUQPHgVKkEb13qAwNITGLwULmliaVy/.../kc4Y LF wQg5PRpBID63Daob2DJU4HNlOrxlsMVvW8MeVIVPX6Ug9QeAbMOXnjJYU5WvF5IC8HxQEDqAr7sxGFU6Yrknm3o5L&downloadAs=Chrome_Setup.exe

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