microsoft-office-25796-dp.exe

web

Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft-office-25796-dp.exe, “web Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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.
Publisher:
Internet Program   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
web

Description:
web Setup

Version:
2.2.3.1

MD5:
a0ad0e9ecb8ef0168c33c87b8f8e2baa

SHA-1:
3f87f56bb5efef5e2e77ec83d2a197626a3cb6e5

SHA-256:
8953ee35d60748274d7c37de2222ef7e281f1966f65aea04ca77e47c47bf023c

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:
11/26/2024 5:52:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.31.23

File size:
945.5 KB (968,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-office-25796-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KfTpRTDleJhejpMM9xkEfKuwBOioow6zXqOImo9GPP9DanXoGM/5pvAyVyNHc/7H:KfTL/ZxfK1OioQyGPVDGevALh/8FlCh

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 microsoft-office-25796-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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