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Mepalo

Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application minecraft.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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mepalo

Description:
Mepalo Setup

MD5:
ad283b2a338b9d3a53acec3d9fcb5f24

SHA-1:
025437a7e54de0d1d0dbaf2954b7127a2ca2df2e

SHA-256:
c3c5dcb0bd15bbea0c92391671900d59682203b33be3c087fa68ee113e0a9fa2

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:
11/27/2024 9:29:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.4.16

File size:
931 KB (953,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
8/3/2016 4:01:17 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:V7ulQiWjnS4+EkGWQea3GoSbl+Tj1Ltz1XVKs7:V7Ssn8EkGTgARXVK2

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

http://minecraft.softonic.pl/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAMCwgnP4SN6ceDryJz7PbJv3FQNYWEuR8Z8QB0MlMcx90IruMMWSr3LRIl0z7GVuj0jaKNU79g5WjSa/gwooZlzLhPQpw1IYweQj7KX43c3dqUR7wIMhuUKuU2uxP/.../U=

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