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Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe, “web Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Apache OpenOffice but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Internet Program   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
web

Description:
web Setup

Version:
2.2.3.1

MD5:
d724e2116b0d3cd6a1e88b9030b9b148

SHA-1:
8b930c253c7497fa8be2179ba46bbf68aab7aa24

SHA-256:
47d2477949362da397a02ec2485898841e8c5599a9b6e7af734d7542f59459ca

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:
2/25/2025 3:32:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.31.18

File size:
945.5 KB (968,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RfTpRTDleJhejpMM9xkEfKuwBOioow6zXqOImo9GPP9DanXoGM/5pvAyVyNHc/7H:RfTL/ZxfK1OioQyGPVDGevALh/8FlCh

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.headsoftwarebody.com/c?x=NqhlHfSUuEP3jlVIhZN1ntZHY0btfcygeWkRsq2h9c8=&c=SNYUtTx2iqaGmn3waRRzrq9TSXm/uPmPJX99Kavywvxj4T9M9hhoYGyEnpPXEmdCNZkrhDxPqRtYQi/zyYc0FRyep5pQUSxsdFvdra Z6klgenmWHPJ4/iZxWVH6ct6w&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

http://www.hoststockcentral.com/c?x=SK51/m3rc90qwLFF0Vfwp2HaVVbLW IVoqxBTuU4z3U=&c=wTj22jMbAmeuW9ZsNB7N6hzZXHR3B8OgXqg45NkauLQh0xocy0ldY169eSCfWxtt9IEmrOZ3uuR bNz2/i29cOcWWHka7/4kL1u2B6JSJhKcTDh34yjuOyK1M4OZfgyJ&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

http://www.appvaultworld.com/c?x=QxGeP0LllZgwwY8B Nrin8aZN9oXLEGyIM IPYYlzYM=&c=ZutR4bBaNC8X2zEq NgdkEvlY9WmvGxHfIl0oH499J3XzoFUB09W8aLoI8Aq4x2fjWcc2FNMSGzpMXcGpji3kRHnfvEvP6Vsf33kljbtmgWiwq4cMhI2mavl/vgcY8Hm&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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