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Dofosado

FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application installer_powerdvd.exe, “Dofosado Setup ” by FunnelOpti (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 powerdvd.es.
Publisher:
Safo   (signed by FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Dofosado

Description:
Dofosado Setup

MD5:
b6a52e8fca3525efb0b81d17c77206bf

SHA-1:
25653d386dcfe24f0e838e9bf2a95dc85f490ecd

SHA-256:
7adcd043263b2fa17f63e2c2501cb2bd2d9111f33f3fde6d29491de8db6e4aee

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:
11/5/2024 10:01:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.12.17

File size:
929.2 KB (951,456 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:41:21 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2016 10:34:53 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121C57D0836DF0829F54F07ADA2D08AAFCB

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:viicRSne8Du8w6xqkyHoxp8KqF2+M6z2IOJBXvtoAxq8rE5:vL1eLXVHoxp8K8P9uBXFlJA

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:
7.9366

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://powerdvd.es/down.php

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