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Mepalo

Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application net-tools.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 file has been seen being downloaded from z.getfile137.com.
Publisher:
Delivery Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mepalo

Description:
Mepalo Setup

MD5:
9e2b5a16a265b5ee52c85a335beca4e6

SHA-1:
7e529642b42aba0a8e45c0191c65c494e6987cf1

SHA-256:
46a684498d5b8320fe0a96b7ad931b823585c75599a85b7f3a886a74ec767778

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:
11/23/2024 9:39:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.10.18

File size:
931 KB (953,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\net-tools.exe

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):
24576:87ulQiWjnS4+EkGWQea3GoSbl+Tj1Ltz1XVKs7:87Ssn8EkGTgARXVK2

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 net-tools.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://z.getfile137.com/ex/d?z=1052&name=Net Tools&file=http://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/b05c852658e7c1222ff9d15e649024f2/52ea54b3/100022193/software/.../NetTools5.0.70.zip

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