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Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application google chrome.exe, “Internet program Setup ” by Agile Funnel (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:
Web Program   (signed by Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Internet program

Description:
Internet program Setup

Version:
4.3.5.8

MD5:
9d1e39bc3bfb793576759fe3228e99c8

SHA-1:
dc35388185550f00df8a6889bfee059dfdab34a4

SHA-256:
9c6272d3ad002c96a42c4685aa3d0d10f844ff8bb5675589e6ed136fe89d3278

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:
11/6/2024 2:23:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.31.2

File size:
943.7 KB (966,376 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Application Web installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:25:15 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 3:10:29 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121703663FFB88F568A112BD801328BD38D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:a5PtGKT3T947xcWA3V9qAS98gFN4fDjibF1vS:adlTa9hAl9pSbF48

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:
7.9273

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.vaulttowerssigns.com/c?x=EAuPuT9 T9f3ZUg6qnfxcFqw0NwlKz2LFY96dLOR79Q=&c=YhLQAnk1aAvbOhKLjoCgu8c232iJWsgSlT 8wQ7Z9oKy5TcISjMVbX6nzpbxCtVWHWWV3ZalQFevxhkmItV/FyfgHgK7iQpral72bBQB94/yIoqV4JAAWWbrzyDc9 ETLH/.../g==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.chuckledownloadstag.com/c?x=aILf4gC450AiFuPS0PBFg4R7XOygUrej 0jUxpjxDOw=&c=az4PGycNHmXTFh /.../cVCXQpt8l5U S5RMAJpj4kVHmd8hOGLVZkFFLBJHRTIQB8Lsoou7VCGDUG bYwcB0lSEOG7W7EKGg==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.chuckledownloadstag.com/c?x=6RI7VYmbNJyJ1vEnOHpyxClhJdyexu7AAppVOZF0ZxM=&c=9xWw9UmeZAKfz0hwjk33K3KmYrVy/ QQzklOhzRXzivc3iOFvcBTDZvQqOtH1kVGnE/.../TGMiKCjIw==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.chuckledownloadstag.com/c?x=VJDGdT5Ak99oA9zjRcSww5tWW/bp3 5pKCnaGspTlcg=&c=vTgRCj04pNIlhP0dOFgyvyda/.../FGcx7E2nF3lo2dw==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.chuckledownloadstag.com/c?x=XtOjjW68Mr33DdbexJIu4U3FesPW6vCSbFAQYulfroU=&c=zJl0B/YaOeS8XOHdqqEs5gEUxZJU/.../j7bL4bf3752IC7feo rEwxfxIHnBb1nqHKTho099pjjxpqhnx4fHH nL5SNpadrI2MnU8aN0cpntRyqVQ==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.grabpresentapplication.com/.../uGtN5SvO6519MNV2k2IJXiV6TKtfejiTtxuHu5wpY=&c=NdLGNL37nwCy3xPJh8qDC302gbHgypv7dsjXzggNvOYKivH8pf1PT1edzX78XCAdjPH04XQgWzzmvcroBrSYZobQ0bE FnHMsrrPedILgm0usGjtowBp0RCU WunGKUHvNuQqoWcGPNfwxINyKRbxA==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.grabpresentapplication.com/c?x=/yTdkPI6Be9M7g5JcckGzrV9076BAqXt40AFitBZPYs=&c=F8Noc9eTm C3X4tkS7yKGlw5XeLV25jzp1/oLvSFnbCZWGminMON9GOAowvXwPPrsjGHvln3ZospQ8s1nr hVvvYNSl1GX6qpYajpuoq1z2 cJaY9u UgSymn6YTeGs0iAB2PW/.../pv3oTF6F78DQ==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.chuckledownloadstag.com/c?x=cfbnXE/LFTF60AqOuyA2LEzpZ5KK9SNSo37DlR8WHbk=&c=rwud9OM9UIJDAszjHmtXJiCq EZilhDTK8qZoQqc7OutnJqkE LAqmIZnRSWoNJ2GGRRf8PCVRvyxozha6/.../1YOtgiF6xBOIZrF7hbygA==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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