installer_ad_aware.exe

Sagatebac

Beta Platform (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application installer_ad_aware.exe, “Sagatebac Setup ” by Beta Platform (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from adware.com.es.
Publisher:
Beta Platform (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Sagatebac

Description:
Sagatebac Setup

Version:
1.7.5.8

MD5:
72c495fa9048f6c3059804e5cf75d6ef

SHA-1:
1df5b48c62c93053f1e3abdbf965731cac5b40d1

SHA-256:
066bbeee7ba63dd8974769dce1ab2c937981352b42d50dbe69a2a746f8741bdd

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:
12/25/2024 3:46:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.22.16

File size:
931.9 KB (954,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

Copyright:
Application installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 4:06:52 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 10:11:01 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121C0582DA1F6650EA43C09C2584F1DCEEF

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:liGQnXsnHBiDGS8gZ3AQzxPunLlvcAb+HQ:sNnXua8gZBALeAf

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:
7.9351

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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