earth_explorer.exe

Fep

Dov gil Management Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application earth_explorer.exe, “Fep Setup ” by Dov gil Management 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.bytepresentbyte.com.
Publisher:
Dov gil Management Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fep

Description:
Fep Setup

Version:
2.3.3.3

MD5:
2fc38f331aa1aea9ec3c4fe610487f1d

SHA-1:
7fef16326a74373e9fb24919971c464d7112ad61

SHA-256:
a7d7a578f33545f10a666c817a05a81ccdebf47b93575dd284c85735ed0e5f2d

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 '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:
11/14/2024 3:14:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.13.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,207,952 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.6

Copyright:
File Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2016 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2017 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Dov gil Management Ltd., OU=IT, O=Dov gil Management Ltd., L=Petah Tikva, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
688B351C2441CBFEE6F76706F4D346FD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9732

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.bytepresentbyte.com/KQhjK6_1ZdOZ5nc2VjHbOatRIdeB3qs lR o75rsawqE5S1_xzmNkjX8C7ulYu_PGeMd9unoUmhjixnSlCYNtC8peHaK UvpY77o9ACu5I5o9Spm2BxNCL TXyr1NJxm_8Vnqdx6cW MXrWmCQ if7V htTLn95z0DqOFoKBsZ2tm7_zd9CuFW6ZYgrr7I5x3vB i8ce69IuAr7FiY4d7KJYI32Vmc7ZolIJq_3MXEmncHdLEqjkGc7JcZg7MMYf9KpceMKDHrg5k6xS0nCZMmoEPAyH0x3IVUlJkd1NGmiBxVhnhwhbAHNN_svyp8gdToX820KTp1X Jd6ZsY9lzIWgwfc1qRCz9yigZZ0pB1wmP0D7tolwKTXaOkBwbrFnMIWzDKTtFMt7yfnhP2YhkG_HbQpTzB7zWnBm2cKOKwqV9X_lUwTL5xpPi4IE0XL mXdyOYaIAYTqY0O 8XyPgCowNIVPBzV aLu6JDJfyXKroiWjnZKHbssbzZzCQId9SuF1e7paPT2q34TZOH4jiPcTKF5lng==-G5AAAGR3fteclCSOJfL8S5IcqDE3OIEAsd8eJF94XnHAoW64KivFqc9m4NuYQEWaaN1Ylx5v5HPEE2qAnKFGCN5RrEUfziT5m94V7gMXN2U8M5BsREnSr9aZ YBYsD8=-e

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