internet-explorer-11.exe

Mepalo

Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application internet-explorer-11.exe, “Mepalo Setup ” by Delivery Quality (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 www.sharebitstower.com.
Publisher:

Product:
Mepalo

Description:
Mepalo Setup

MD5:
77a1d4d91a38a2d9e0e6dbebcf67245f

SHA-1:
6d1e7749c61448c75e85604e7f192f98b819fad3

SHA-256:
a6351fd778f00d9e0d81a476757cabfeaef95437dcfa08ee3006dda591c160a6

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:
12/27/2024 6:34:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.3.13.12

File size:
931 KB (953,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internet-explorer-11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 1:12:24 PM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 5:01:17 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216B2571DD47D76CC84D28293328061400

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file internet-explorer-11.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.sharebitstower.com/6GFv11ujZFk305JLrzkyfrHGyvZTidChELax8gXb8w74B4uQTcoTHcWiFVtecfVeiC1nOFJ xZFVE_XVvbsfSLj7UDW3VATnwrf7G2HPtUUYnPZo31gytCEeTZD9 0IlUzv5ZAR31n_d4FEnu4bckLLoWDykWLnZzKHlNE8oPZqtbrE4bmHc5EpX72icYsqWBDrjqshO-G1YAAES3eV7qeYvsiKhkCwo24MApW2iwN95s2AEbjW3guFjjuwZ56C8J9uFIoBXZrUifullThsxrCGzRjg8=

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