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Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application photoscape-12505-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel 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 www.headheartcenter.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
2189896f2eb3aa7470a74f0522fa896c

SHA-1:
5c2886ef3326084179b597381d32343b831f516e

SHA-256:
9c62cbcad138fff2dc50564041f876cf176e7ed3ac5260b8e6cb32c49236982e

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:
12/27/2024 7:15:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.26.21

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\photoscape-12505-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 10:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 3:44:04 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

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:aO7llHcZYwySG9c+bYoLXOM2x9zEtDe2laiC6HnNbvDDyp7D:aOZVcZ2SGWEeM2v8C24yHndDDyB

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 photoscape-12505-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.headheartcenter.com/c?x=RuKUPxC3 QFRz4Q0DZW6C1HsrZP3H bZkZ3b9pRJv48=&c=ETABNEdjtWFU5oyqDdIBaxmlstn8dP3qdKjKSLeiCHCm6HebXxxsD7lrRREIWOEkuwuAU1ekbm6t8YmZAEDsqhpuz9ICFGfQyHaV92zbBzo q7K68hk0BHQScCYNQ6i3xRn9nsqwZUAhgML4owvnVyk3INJSF74NmElrZ0QMWh8=&e=0&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Setup_PhotoScapeSetup_V3.7.exe&downloadAs=Photoscape-12505-dp.exe

http://www.dlcentralsafe.com/c?x=jgwNKb/zvfjLACPCMnMbx7mdKndQlxW s 5J/jHuOU=&c=f6dhvv rj1/JIidGS/iXJLK08ro0uXBDi3fiwJwc8Qv41DvzYOAT763nBDUUd/gvUu/irDugwGz3bFwXVViL5dc9ikh7f30xmpgdnZnGA8DO f7IYQJ6h3LzsFHA0Ap3VTgcIAJLOh8/770CIEom qJopiN6zx9KErGzPGzyF6ngFat8P NcAGFoQGe/ Uz8&e=0&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Setup_PhotoScapeSetup_V3.7.exe&downloadAs=Photoscape-12505-dp.exe

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