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Macogosol

PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application nvidia-geforce-driver-vista-7-x32.exe, “Macogosol Setup ” by PlatformPrompt (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 www.softwaresharetoday.com.
Publisher:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Macogosol

Description:
Macogosol Setup

MD5:
2ac0c848901ac1db6a60419816ef2fb5

SHA-1:
0983cbc5aade4a676cafbc0063a3866ea515c6a2

SHA-256:
3124e3f618f02a9d5aec8dc192dda53ed312badc0144d3bed3ffc4f5cd7043e8

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:
11/2/2024 7:13:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.10.21

File size:
964.1 KB (987,192 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nvidia-geforce-driver-vista-7-x32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:17:26 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 12:02:46 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112111817CD313A533F2A76178D4452F81A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1wiq/gQ33zXx1H+LrOdYSfUQStlImQnISsIt:1dcgQ33jqISHIFjsq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9101

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file nvidia-geforce-driver-vista-7-x32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softwaresharetoday.com/LVYH8faAY6GR4kXYZfbfgtHO_jAFDNxb32ev7vtWbod3UiIrTIG9o1Iy6EpZi0f9TZ_gz u7yJCtDSnkBcICXXBgkyC2yHHip cf8Sn5vSejYnIZEZTWS_3HF7801ug4s3i7FmOZRrc5pK1Qmle nw636UvYHuYMjgyiFg7PZSyTRykFhL51GqfzhFA0MJuaaNqNOu4o L53iJ01UgcAzGIlcxA84A==-G2gAAGRgu_d6kG9egGEDDlyycbBBB8DJ7kzbPunve18CfEPDum71XDRDH17foR4KsGtoBms1gaP QRr8cQxq_ka bjEFqZaJ1sxrcSd 6 t2otFUgUZECRphaIxlKQ==

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