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surgeon_simulator.exe

Papebifik

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application surgeon_simulator.exe, “Papebifik Setup ” by Webcellence 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.newclearchuckle.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Papebifik

Description:
Papebifik Setup

Version:
2.4.4.0

MD5:
45bccdd22762ba0f0524124680507eed

SHA-1:
34d080a3d312f2c07725340bc051362bb9911871

SHA-256:
0bfc26b00a832349f0b8442135c833bfa3e6fca78c830abacd6fedb942ae79fe

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:
11/27/2024 1:58:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.11.5

File size:
1007.7 KB (1,031,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\surgeon_simulator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ou8fNNLjzce8bZxLvtA7VHVi4qKymiHh1gQ4rtHoH:oRfvLjzuvpqHYcuHsQ4rtw

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9223

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file surgeon_simulator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=nelP9cYhfsIJG8iFUvLaG933otmtJkA 8K5SI1YyZTc=&c=Bj 1YkfWuLM C4Ga TIUeSwBBNrZyCs0S l GHmpBJoixLkRqX/rD IwjR4bZtD3XYtZ91OuqxbazSHWUdarPQb2yORxmH 2dvC7MUum0SsGfRMjiPRORY3 yEvuMIF1irL9oSkrHG4605Wr0mSOpJHxQq2lY/tV5jbtgq71itA=&e=0&downloadAs=surgeon_simulator.exe&fallback_url=http://surgeon_simulator.he.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=surgeon_simulator

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