icreinstall_daemon-tools-lite-12708-dp.exe

Hico

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_daemon-tools-lite-12708-dp.exe, “Hico 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.
Publisher:
Nifalise   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Hico

Description:
Hico Setup

Version:
2.0.2.8

MD5:
a8ab19d233a7c49f357b9db7d998082c

SHA-1:
07965550c81d662c3ab0b9a574869bafef8db714

SHA-256:
cbda481d7a572e7d5c53ae7b24c5fc9ff196540a30e0ee441c5004d62b4827c7

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:
11/15/2024 9:42:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.14.16

File size:
1002.1 KB (1,026,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_daemon-tools-lite-12708-dp.exe

Digital Signature
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):
24576:XJ2D03P2/b9Gb7eDa+GrQws4NTGVCE48JbD7Vvs9VK42r:XcD0f2/bEJ+k5Op/bVvs9VKt

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_daemon-tools-lite-12708-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 30 URLs.

http://www.factorygrabranch.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http://www.grabtodayupdate.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

http://www.factorygrabranch.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

Latest 30 of 30 download URLs

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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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