kingoroot.exe

Hebopecok

The application kingoroot.exe, “Hebopecok Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.filetowerfun.com.
Product:
Hebopecok

Description:
Hebopecok Setup

MD5:
86b7241597e86fd8c57dd65858f6e81c

SHA-1:
2a5b64510fc72813e5ade73f4d65c3fbd1ee8460

SHA-256:
99c0f59cc273001ce9fc38f6fdb0e7d995b7eedb29c4b16c104dfc7a63497e56

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:18:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.BOK
2013.0.4447

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AHC potentially unwanted application
6.3

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FusionCore.ICDP (L)
16.12.5.4

File size:
695.7 KB (712,416 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

Copyright:
Program Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:p73lqjeTQnpnRkGeW/29biJKyBCmbLl9EqBEpOtZAepi80cdvG:p73lLknpndd/2FCfxLXrtZAEi80cdvG

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 kingoroot.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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