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fm_base.exe

Volonet Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fm_base.exe by Volonet 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 the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Funmoods  (signed by Volonet Ltd)

Product:
funmoods

Version:
1.5.19.3

MD5:
061a9ce2f46768c5828469913da84c36

SHA-1:
f048ae5a569f3ab2067d6a678c78c61c7c54c8a2

SHA-256:
706ef1606f147210b5fee6aea106a98509e09f4657f5a71d157d234d5e0fbdad

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:
11/5/2024 2:37:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.30.14

File size:
1.8 MB (1,850,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\fm_base.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volonet Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/11/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Volonet Ltd, O=Volonet Ltd, STREET=hazfira 19, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=67778, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9EB879A7F4ADB713BB56F5D9EA449DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2WtKcWo59uO39oexwIjBloL7J8li3LhH7mJ3iqDtVrm4RrS/yKVWoRZ:bWo59j9oexRdloL18Q3Ni3ag2JWoRZ

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9758

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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