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paint-the-town-red.exe

Halapi

SetupSpeedy (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 paint-the-town-red.exe, “Halapi Setup ” by SetupSpeedy (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:
Kefosinahi   (signed by SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Halapi

Description:
Halapi Setup

Version:
4.1.5.2

MD5:
39aece97e8b901b41bd271943387d01e

SHA-1:
04804af2e4f0ad5b58b93a415fafba9506f3657f

SHA-256:
c8ee71718e2a383f4d836915fa90b76f31cb961719a902ac2813ce21d412a6ba

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:
11/5/2024 3:24:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.25.18

File size:
1016.1 KB (1,040,448 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\paint-the-town-red.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 2:09:36 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2016 5:12:50 PM

Subject:
CN=SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121EF8B655959B1CFE34F05FAFC8D598305

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:ivjDOxQKx15Dbg5pGwafletifS8phGamjYNGGn7/8thnOXb+:iLCX1d/8ifFXGddswDnV

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 paint-the-town-red.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.signfactorymega.com/c?x=z7XpvtWf6oTB7Tb1tDxw7GEWSy0wLRw 9NUZUre00rU=&c=a7nHmJgDnpHhZlK/NJsmZIoZiwchbi3Sh8x/Sq9GZUJR6x0ITLwEuJpWOCxrvZb fKW6PXD2Bk28UZzuEyTPgQh2p1yeCwhrSCmtU347cTFbd/1M1tpKV21aXrK/oadu&fallback_url=https://secure.inndl.com/.../steam.exe

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http://www.signfactorymega.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