home

kotw-ft_professor-an.exe

Kasoticof

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application kotw-ft_professor-an.exe, “Kasoticof Setup ” by Quality Install (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bytedeliveryapps.com.
Publisher:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kasoticof

Description:
Kasoticof Setup

MD5:
0ac589a50739e466368f05a6b36452b0

SHA-1:
e634366fdb5bfcb3ec3d43d354e6453346c7fa58

SHA-256:
5664890c95c6fdc5e987932db8a80aca8e360583902b62af61eafe4f61cbf126

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:
11/30/2024 7:55:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.3.13

File size:
948.3 KB (971,072 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\kotw-ft_professor-an.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 2:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 3:59:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA484E4C31175E4A844ED055428DEC42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fjixIddZKBc5/+rL7giK/om1Pnfmc/+OosIt:fmydZK+FsgzVJf/osq

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...
 
[+]

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file kotw-ft_professor-an.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bytedeliveryapps.com/c?x=YeBV/w0sUONHnvnYHxB6PAGQq2a5sY2WYBppzhyrMLs=&c=V2 zXZfl0pTCu/Xz9nSkoDuRM3zK6L8tqWlhIad/xzdj39/0LnGqWykGk6s1v97ikF/Wtk2jZmpYek2j5I2Qavi4UeOU aHnghgU9WjDTyVgWFnQa1gJcbXFYUfjOYCu&downloadAs=KOTW-ft_Professor-an.exe&fallback_url=http://.../get.php?file=a613711d&m3

Remove kotw-ft_professor-an.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.