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snipping-tool-xp.exe

Program Setup

Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application snipping-tool-xp.exe by Quality Criteria (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.capitalbitsmeta.com.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_59214

MD5:

e49fb3c1de1bb90561648b44f3c3828a

SHA-1:

e9f765118d5a00f4c19cc48984243ceddb226597

SHA-256:

9da7096ddc72bffb5c4ada812f3a26bee9a9281a0195dcb5c9b5be7aa0f22d9a

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 3:36:10 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)

16.8.6.3

File size:

915.9 KB (937,880 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_59214

SecuredDownload

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\snipping-tool-xp.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quality Criteria (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/6/2016 6:41:47 AM

Valid to:

8/4/2016 8:23:54 AM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121DC9E5F7E1CC5DF0CA4ED082CF7EB9D86

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:mvKv1P8DGFiu57x5SEFzeFigd58SwkYIbtu3:mMeIfqCw46s

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.9324

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file snipping-tool-xp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.capitalbitsmeta.com/c?x=7L0QBnHKJE3G8ym HrQxal63z5W4w2Vh53dFTWamg7s=&c=EWH O0Gt8OtKcp33E4rpRUuyYN65FU65bx7a7yYRG6h WaCXki3rDATWdAba6bR70cctX/0U9Hayni53HpA4M6VKMV3ux bzCnaVfrNN4S3DM692O5j2eOcLWPQjlJbYGLeNKidTE5E0kvBsaiMLUPRL7FVN53kP99HU ZueMcA=&downloadAs=snipping-tool-xp.zip&fallback_url=http://download-1.com/softwares/.../Snipping_Tool_XP.zip

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