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Fotam

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application java_setup.exe, “Fotam Setup ” by AgileMax (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fotam

Description:
Fotam Setup

MD5:
95d684cf62fc7d0247cd2028c06dcec7

SHA-1:
5fdefb4c4cbe1f38f42d9c8183e1ab259688d31f

SHA-256:
2ec8dcce632d269033454dfe0f34dfe75cfc2cc4d603119cbf6d6cd1a019c6b3

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:
11/25/2024 11:18:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.29.10

File size:
969.7 KB (993,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Software program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 5:20:27 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 3:46:46 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3phv87hF5JwT9OauaRgBpco+VIdEqErZdXlaPe9B8jUkY:3P4le9ZUyodUlzB8jUkY

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.presentstocktour.com/c?x=0Q825mh szQ4hDXCmftaretxmb8a1DxTARGfp/gZp6c=&c=H/R/QKos7R/JtFAKuxdTx JLMeG6NiILaIYVxk0zE4mU b8Sz YzRElBTKdiOV1xRGyfemshwfcjKhYBt/z HvySU824X7gMgOzdM6ZoZ 9IJ4KiDjlGWmGzwUdt793V8foMOqtIvU/.../ntyu7YSpRvvwRjRk1yzvOZxWnygXGviKnnC6pKX&e=0&downloadAs=Java_Setup.exe

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