pokemon- blaue edition (germany).exe

Cerori

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application pokemon- blaue edition (germany).exe, “Cerori Setup ” by Quality Install (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.farmgiftbundle.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Cerori

Description:
Cerori Setup

MD5:
ccd0315e211ebb010ba1fe3c98172e6e

SHA-1:
0b2e2b11dce3ec10ad4b649ded6290d2e12b5272

SHA-256:
c4b743c5185e4fa22baf9715e9737cda34c11c2c669930843f839fbdd539d6ac

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 9:36:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.17.3

File size:
1014.1 KB (1,038,400 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.7

Copyright:
Soft Fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pokemon- blaue edition (germany).exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 2:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 4:59:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA484E4C31175E4A844ED055428DEC42

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:yqrjlAxg0iDcBRcZcpNIPGgxZi+wltw9DhMmlFA8s6HN3AF5ZLq//k:yqrhv0iAppyjHi+wltsD7lF1Vt3+5tqE

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 pokemon- blaue edition (germany).exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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