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second-life.exe

Macogosol

PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application second-life.exe, “Macogosol Setup ” by PlatformPrompt (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.softwaresharetoday.com.
Publisher:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Macogosol

Description:
Macogosol Setup

MD5:
b94ed6a1dc3290028a0db68338fa350b

SHA-1:
a6af858d890a1f6f7ffc43b4b7b13d8594fa54ec

SHA-256:
78bd40c18166f812ae5e5846b3024128afe7ddf60ade84f79bc506e024b28cd1

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:
12/26/2024 3:42:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.11.3

File size:
964.1 KB (987,192 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\second-life.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:17:26 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 12:02:46 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112111817CD313A533F2A76178D4452F81A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Rwiq/gQ33zXx1H+LrOdYSfUQStlImQnISsIt:RdcgQ33jqISHIFjsq

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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Entropy:
7.9101

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file second-life.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softwaresharetoday.com/x08hVTuReofGpqHyr4CfmTNFC8JCJamuw26BqvqaRTWLqSgzH7LO6dInIDIsvAUh6UvrP 4RuFmf0I0pzoblWjgHEy7lscQpRivDNZCOBLhME2QANxg4NoKQRoLvhcUWtMoBC5zjqS6PUebn0geY7qAD3hYgnX_Vrwoloagw4PYQsDObJ7YG_saqR8_cQmeM6OXLnr1jrLPTMUZwjJSJUAETxgSW63Cv74G30KLe_oVRigpep5oS05FdA0XOGDFS9fkDEkS23ApUC3ynZUTy9vr5TjSWC3Nojf51unJ9GEUydADhSc9IKAVmv orK87ibZfJnQZuQiXoSG9BFodyX99wOGaT5cje9GLGzDz1aMBzCFBWeKd4q0wJ5uIHUuxTSL8PgJHSjJ3qtxZEEPvUuv915vkoWyFxOSeLZGPxgD1Esn4szOk0LOIETSPGNV4rvfGIxYm0ulCNVZyBcZDKzrqk7IW_wWvOhLXxj0tvYdi9PutLO_FvHt038t1hpVQpghCSYSdoJzUXFm6QB0T_3ww_fsMZhg==-G1IAAGRwXmtr88XQhAwANuDAJQp4GnRAGzbGzhO0UdvzXC BflE3z0s5Lkoc4k4h kTVW9nHaeZt4z9V8g9Ff9btOrSDF28uqEwqyESRGBUp

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