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Pepo

AVSoftware Ltd

The application setup.exe, “Pepo Setup ” by AVSoftware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup 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.tagfactorydownloads.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pepo

Description:
Pepo Setup

MD5:
5fbdff791744baee49b326def23a0460

SHA-1:
7713703c2d044b53ce1ff26b4ddadf70a4c552ba

SHA-256:
56d51348f7ad3abd49877c05968deadfe1ba86dcf0a8802f3068025feb4dc96f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 2:18:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftwa.Installer (M)
16.4.10.0

File size:
1023.6 KB (1,048,184 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 6:55:52 AM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 6:55:52 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

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

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DUZ5n6cN1L0rQm2csS90dK5e4i9H41EKiIFj9Hi3A:DKYcziQ/Ug9H41EKbhH7

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:
7.9110

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.tagfactorydownloads.com/c?x=m0no7vDDeRlQZe/3GnqkvBOzIJ2kgSqxegWZCKZrmgA=&c=7CmunG366XpRdTrghRbXYmw4iJBonKhvIQWm7nqXW2m7LGbNC2gB1oRYJ/7el/nS1A8E9212UDw9inP8gFISmOtwQxRvMxfq/06iI u2Y 0OEV5SBmG/wobn310hiYr&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.capitalapplicationmeta.com/c?x=kqpKzGdBMLm8BHvUnylpyjaC/adRfr02hoDcIwW jTc=&c=/L/GQKLAF6pl8oE5bJrzpG0b2wUHffmnl7smROkASxSyoQ8DF5I19hxAF9Zepuyh12zm4kpjrYNpqmU6KDOdeXPqlecg29f72U8iY37tvsVlaJ74d7DuB3C8KdFctadV&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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