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Kasoticof

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application hip_house_2.exe, “Kasoticof Setup ” by Quality Install (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.byteappsgrab.com.
Publisher:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kasoticof

Description:
Kasoticof Setup

MD5:
937494c03b813054f0bbe7a6c9cfcabf

SHA-1:
fe06d45e68cf11dbcde7d24260a21abe31ef362d

SHA-256:
b492278a8344deefee89397cd030323e88e1cb5201c3350faa79326aade9cec4

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 '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:
11/30/2024 10:14:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.22.15

File size:
948.3 KB (971,072 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\hip_house_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 5:14:15 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 7:59:05 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA484E4C31175E4A844ED055428DEC42

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:JjixIddZKBc5/+rL7giK/om1Pnfmc/+OosIt:JmydZK+FsgzVJf/osq

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:
7.9338

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file hip_house_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.byteappsgrab.com/c?x=d5MjCaBT /bQchufFrS9DfIBMcy1O qe8/tHtIUM6VU=&c=1QJTOt1ppaC25zhxQzYP3qeM0pgKH2PMtJ/T94TcoQksOoOpTz3 vnV1UAOUrI2U8Y lTnykS0pjAUUGFeIjVhj2ox8D3DDPv4msDGA5xrAO jxoRKOpNouMc3rByJcK&downloadAs=hip_house_2.exe&fallback_url=http://.../get.php?file=11d6c3dd&m3

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