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hamsterball.exe

Pobipi

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hamsterball.exe, “Pobipi Setup ” by Webcellence 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.newclearchuckle.com.
Publisher:
Gehoborumu   (signed by Webcellence Ltd.)

Product:
Pobipi

Description:
Pobipi Setup

Version:
2.2.2.4

MD5:
5aa8ca69e221f35ba33423df92d03f03

SHA-1:
a1e16bd7065d52483b426112b17edc903070ce82

SHA-256:
d007e02409f229916c2f203c54f18f92c19c99a18906044fc0af25d4bc035c10

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:
12/24/2024 1:50:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.20

File size:
1011.7 KB (1,036,008 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.6

Copyright:
Web Internet Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 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:
7.9153

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/iespiOsiZLxfLBbwb4J0zn7L9jzH1y6u2wU_9rEFyo w4BbUnbbc44gLI66Z5twhzh_GpsY5X8Lgv 0e_DC6KEm_FS23Ipwp1uiwC1vrUUiT0JPBmesNh7UnDxYHi RD7LmULAvZOKtYyAB7OV_PgRX4cCEOqhpnXO4uBNtr qhfkIB2QpvJD97mA5eaN6XmXEFEACRs-G4cAABypUV_M7t6295qOJ60pFpJCFpiO96sXcMjFAfs4nHTeBVn0c8qBQysLKJMwpwvcbQwcX1CF6DXiNr6U_aXE4L0hFXTrh3z0e_04n01PjXKZWK90erdiClpwAw4MUo4hTJMbO4uX_aIz

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