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firealpaca_setup.exe

FireAlpaca

PGN Inc.

The application firealpaca_setup.exe, “FireAlpaca Setup ” by PGN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from 115.146.50.91 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
firealpaca.com   (signed by PGN Inc.)

Product:
FireAlpaca

Description:
FireAlpaca Setup

Version:
1.6.4.0

MD5:
c9ced9a47bd188670c2d1c9b7ca5963a

SHA-1:
911206a8744110bdf5cdf43bcfb2481167a95335

SHA-256:
4fc20f8c12f9f6054073b6b2b56b1cb4a2bd3f43ca572391228a11b5a00d4e5f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:30:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.10.7

File size:
26.5 MB (27,749,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PGN Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/24/2015 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2018 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PGN Inc., O=PGN Inc., STREET=Aomi, STREET=2-7-4, STREET=the SOHO 803, L=Koto-ku, S=Tokyo, PostalCode=1350064, C=JP

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

Serial number:
7E14DEDA3930B13531F76BD9AA60A5D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
8.0000

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file firealpaca_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://115.146.50.91/firealpaca/.../FireAlpaca_setup.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/f88/140/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=3336814&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1485989237&Signature=bZAyLN3osWTU5hxl0qU5NcBDMJsKoUuW1DcsX0MPImt8~j1~LFSrG7dKJmIz~nYi2C-jjBkHydPKl5Y3z56U0bCkSijwVctpQAJrHHt9b~7-s0zXxdEoNdTW36Af3gN6tVqr2rGXK9JLHNXWDtmt8LSWZAOthTrZTK5YSaxGuJk_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&filename=FireAlpaca_setup.exe

http://firealpaca.com/.../win

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