opera-12614-dp.exe

Lite

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 opera-12614-dp.exe, “Lite 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.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

Version:
5.3.5.2

MD5:
fc049f0155f28f26223de1123c070ff0

SHA-1:
c218d3111386c4058e504f66122e7c412f843df4

SHA-256:
88572990c961c365e642e8f35dc5c6985cf9eb1bdfca57187229f4d1affd0204

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:
11/25/2024 5:56:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.3.19

File size:
941.7 KB (964,344 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\opera-12614-dp.exe

Digital Signature
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:e7wo69LPa5MW6cJuZdBNxZw6MU9n9xPaVgySsDizQO:eMpLPgGM6MU9zCVjREQO

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file opera-12614-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 40 URLs.

http://www.downloadstowersupdate.com/c?x=kjK7NHcN1vPhOOq6EJEkG6ZrWVQYAAcSyQ5UNuLuDko=&c=gtv3xI6lP6SP5gQZxw2jwiIVSyDRo4XBXF5ozfyL7 7lqFwPxBTM5fTwuweEAPnW3OMABqWq8u GfmPtMqs7Sx4 w50GDMLECC1 akaY8sOwZSpi2s OYZgejf3Qfim/&fallback_url=http://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/35.0.2066.37/.../Opera_35.0.2066.37_Setup.exe&downloadAs=Opera-12614-dp.exe

http://www.giftchuckletour.com/c?x=hj8s5ykXrndoyS6GyirHF85W0GLUbD8aERaWU2aKYn8=&c=G3qQyQpIjhkj9i6kbVOsF5qk22JQfaAzCpwdRMf2XqaaxW4BFZgtkoqHFemPjMMfudycBJAKcUZbtQ6KgWwmiH6xgFo3qVJpy9Z5u6QT8BS 1XjdQkFlApCZbtYGJX Q&fallback_url=http://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/35.0.2066.37/.../Opera_35.0.2066.37_Setup.exe&downloadAs=Opera-12614-dp.exe

Latest 30 of 40 download URLs

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