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setup.exe

Program Generic

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The application setup.exe, “Program Generic Setup ” by Platform Beta (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 az803027.vo.msecnd.net and multiple other hosts.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Installer (signed by Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd))

Product:

Program Generic

Description:

Program Generic Setup

Version:

4.7.4.8

MD5:

cb87ead7838761a1701575419708dea8

SHA-1:

ece80764f6ac823ed3dc08d08077427ea480407e

SHA-256:

070790b04822f579dde13be30c5d85288362056ca55bbfc9ae9f20beb32de407

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 9:36:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AlphaCriteria.Installer.Meta (M)

15.10.14.9

File size:

510.8 KB (523,088 bytes)

Product version:

1.1

Internet Application

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

7/27/2015 6:46:42 AM

Valid to:

7/27/2016 6:46:42 AM

Subject:

CN=Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), O=Platform Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121FA4C6085AE3B14B0CFF0FFFF9086837F

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):

12288:J7KGAF/8VZ6Ko2LV5lRCJ9bfUJJDMemj9lKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMj:J7KNFUIKo2LV5mJJfiJDMemj9sIts

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:

7.9222

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://az803027.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://az803121.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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