installer_ultrasurf.exe

Tup

Beta Platform (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application installer_ultrasurf.exe, “Tup 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 ultrasurf.es.
Publisher:
Cebehefol   (signed by Beta Platform (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tup

Description:
Tup Setup

MD5:
da66db7ab4483f23b64b095cbeca7964

SHA-1:
d4e18f5c75763c86cef247aeaa3ebf4f9a6f8204

SHA-256:
15dcc6c8a465ac82e90b4e3bfd569cb2236006c5bbb6c9eb09cfe6c0c822f2b4

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 3:58:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.12.22

File size:
933.4 KB (955,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

Copyright:
Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
7/27/2016 9:11:01 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 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Wo1iPaoI34vtlfpi3vlXKoWxancahYbmgPeWScsKsItp:WoctnTBMd8ackYPeWSWsqp

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:
7.9333

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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