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downloader_for_dropbox 5.4.24.exe

Hofolepo

Total PC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application downloader_for_dropbox 5.4.24.exe, “Hofolepo Setup ” by Total PC 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Dropbox but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Total PC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hofolepo

Description:
Hofolepo Setup

Version:
1.4.3.4

MD5:
8c158d99c085f183e368b402024c9af3

SHA-1:
f9fe42cfc47d7d94526eb25b8a8ae506604b9083

SHA-256:
b63f607ff3b9a2653690c11326587a69df042717dbaba1382939de1d295392aa

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 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:
11/1/2024 9:40:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.26.5

File size:
1018.2 KB (1,042,624 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloader_for_dropbox 5.4.24.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Total PC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/28/2016 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2017 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Total PC, O=Total PC, STREET=29 Coopers Mill Avenue, STREET=Dundonald, L=Belfast, S=Antrim, PostalCode=BT161WR, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FE96C3D78491AFDD635F19DFCD0EF261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:75aGjIAhQbDDuq+WbXZl9pmHA2TSAfeZDI/V:7UiHhQbfuq+WbXZQ5WAWZwV

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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Entropy:
7.9302

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file downloader_for_dropbox 5.4.24.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.worlddownloadupdate.com/mDNgTVIL1CimmzyAeKbSaaFogvWYrRzGmNZlPWuEEtWJjQZB70_sd4tnzeDkKmiobUZxY2lMIkSr_WklGdI1YHO7SDf8sqGjn0ThLw3MZNaHfhKJ8zgaCs7Wbp msm5sKtk85g1t Mv7t5Y8a7OWQAgESj5bktV2hczjwyEtZogGbvWNHHQ2y9zPg4I AzDNCcq0aysjve_C7OAN17U8dj2i27igYSAcE07u07MEHpmnYTZd3SaxhsbrhusVIJOg8GPBFG9pQDdzWklQ4aCRUASEj0bEwANvWAbDD6humZHFiVxSXI3xmty1m_2ndNmhLEiH48GctTqu0UwUaoXe9iWP4E5UwRRW0QLR3IWMS0QcY4AbYJ_wghWyZhei3XTecHmhqDr69wtLuhEEIe86Gj9dB3giVItiKGFp0L7sRt_aKmO 4SBA4liqOEspwNTgvH0U_2My-Ow==

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