icreinstall_loveroms_metal-gear-solid-(e)-(disc-1)-[sles-01370].exe

Mefofe

Prompt Install (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_loveroms_metal-gear-solid-(e)-(disc-1)-[sles-01370].exe, “Mefofe Setup ” by Prompt Install (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:
Prompt Install (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mefofe

Description:
Mefofe Setup

Version:
3.0.5.3

MD5:
d03c70ac79b5da0d68f3b542434dfe0d

SHA-1:
ff2500f4fcb3ddd16fbcd0041841c46a50ce9514

SHA-256:
7bcb0c1da2eef6f93c321d6d886dfaf114fa32f9bc6fb7515ab880906d40c161

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 7:52:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.11.14.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,121,512 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.4

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_loveroms_metal-gear-solid-(e)-(disc-1)-[sles-01370].exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:09:10 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2016 7:11:31 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FFB52EF23D380B374A83A2E2301AE111

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VYSyCCurtSUDIzp8lN9JArh3MJ2B+CcPSYFdKH6rVsq6pKP:VFyClrtSyIz20rhe2B+CclqIsJw

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:
7.9276

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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)