santa claus in trouble 1.1f.exe

Kesina

Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application santa claus in trouble 1.1f.exe, “Kesina Setup ” by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.bytesendclear.com.
Publisher:
Taneburuki   (signed by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.)

Product:
Kesina

Description:
Kesina Setup

Version:
4.2.1.4

MD5:
b08e0b57b8ff44119f2acf99cfe18d46

SHA-1:
815b827fa30c23ae73b1b50faa8affa69264d126

SHA-256:
21c4c2646725f7470efd2079b29dc2d353cd82568c5ed0593a257b444ea7bd60

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 10:12:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.16.0

File size:
1.2 MB (1,230,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.1

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\santa claus in trouble 1.1f.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/22/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., OU=IT, O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., L=Warszawa, S=mazowieckie, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
181FB9B5EF884A0E4E8427089124D664

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

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 santa claus in trouble 1.1f.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bytesendclear.com/QxIep2CtqqBG7cFH0ISwHUqBDe6cjaWNuGqgWpytEToYQHOtuPrDLXYP6EJPB7AKkGJmH8LkrKuaRiQag554iP2dmS8aDME iHswVSgRp_82F_8rnsQO4B_TQSBd4dloNRMbltFk1bWDOTo8KT545c6M9KR5yUTZAYHsh4s1wEatGB9CR7ZIhE9wn36oMT4S6nCEdVoyjm1GYTrHo84BIinr1FDF IzD5IzC9OL3XhJ7fxmx6tlb1fa MHZRX7gJ5xJ8JQ_hxzbSLAGFPW C0w05q6Qj LropAv5bwLMe69fOroHU26A4Papjg2kRp41VbXj4XqEbDVP LWqElUc_c_zZ33xHo0AhZghWAqLLPkQpjWwiyP m1XX p74ImBTI_JE9fEh4gaOZYNt UuM0ZR5VD6RWttYixeAwKpXMm7mcI4qao2avcZpzrbefJy6fKDTuOJaDdNJJGNHHjl7hMJCyIcF7NR6zH7YcHvoHChE0gnS2ggDDsri0RHOmlF8ln2ocmZpFiepSX1ShSHIHBGHyEe DdCLhG4M4sJVKAaYLSGlauXVa45SitWzbhWj3Y04rD6gP6OWRDYhPyxVaff952D59Q==-G2YAAGTYtrmEM wrLqrNhIkcOLQ0hIP6u8I2kDemqER3ANZlV3buBruE_QPrCMv9q5vl379nUBDvzvzzcphueRxEaj6VSEd1HaKbRbsvlx7RIndeK3CvAw==

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