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Mozilla-Thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

Ran

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 Mozilla-Thunderbird-13298-dp.exe, “Ran 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Mozilla Thunderbird but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Hesudemo   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Ran

Description:
Ran Setup

MD5:
a435cca556c6b29470ac98973081e3a7

SHA-1:
df03ba796b2bb254c7d845fd0fadc05e3ee4c113

SHA-256:
52722822c8480d968286e2325d8f1f0353c3f279895a3adca55f20d3007b623a

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 8:39:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.26.7

File size:
999.3 KB (1,023,280 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.8

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}\mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

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):
24576:AUmJNiRxEp+j5H6f0g46+TLjqH96oicoKhukD7Yn:AdJM6fUbHj66o1hJMn

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 Mozilla-Thunderbird-13298-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.tagbodycontent.com/c?x=CVyuLIveKW/zV7dYPBbN qDh7DrtTqBEW0930zLQZVI=&c=KPqBk8axmqhrnxWBsr 5ZChsL229taegRw6AUCuEQnlao4AuH 5H9oWrmr0Mt0S40RKxKN5YRJ9pfM5Jd4u1e1TawuFPoPNJzNjiaELJaVDzE5aJlR3hhDSiozfvfn/9&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.7.1/win32/.../Thunderbird Setup 38.7.1.exe&downloadAs=Mozilla-Thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

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