mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Mozilla Thunderbird but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
c5d82e89fba4bf5b8f2cb254de11444b

SHA-1:
649d5eca3c773c80220682882f9d9ff6fc988fad

SHA-256:
7b7d1d1787b26d457f2d2c99ebccfb5d6da15452192b851999e88b1d23ff44d4

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:
11/23/2024 8:31:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.3.8

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 10:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 3:44:04 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

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:QO7llHcZYwySG9c+bYoLXOM2x9zEtDe2laiC6HnNbvDDyp7D:QOZVcZ2SGWEeM2v8C24yHndDDyB

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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Entropy:
7.9257

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.headheartcenter.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