text_ticker.exe

Fep

Dov gil Management Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application text_ticker.exe, “Fep Setup ” by Dov gil Management 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.bytepresentbyte.com.
Publisher:
Dov gil Management Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fep

Description:
Fep Setup

Version:
2.3.3.3

MD5:
59b710ab49ded9efd118464133c70760

SHA-1:
18bb409a7e15bcf08bf2c8ed13cc73e1f7644325

SHA-256:
082801b44fbb0e024b72f6ad80f4c7f044bf513a43f2ec0c61508d0a649a63d5

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 '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:
11/14/2024 3:07:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.0

File size:
1.2 MB (1,207,952 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.6

Copyright:
File Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Dov gil Management Ltd., OU=IT, O=Dov gil Management Ltd., L=Petah Tikva, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
688B351C2441CBFEE6F76706F4D346FD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9732

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.bytepresentbyte.com/iPc1WvSbYD_u2kpVC qS_KgsPDIX4Wqb730fJnXcmtxia2sNQn5wqNc6uk_Y3Ii314evkmfopHnpfP5M9LkCK1FKzn8hstQBYJxxp8vtY otcs8jF4FaTJ0NAIOGniL0UZxULNuvEoES5gEdqG3j43aqcY7Hc3e2o6qeJ4V8dgeAUVCU73MsX7YegILIPaqAdK1kuscm-G4IAAORt l12FtHTI1HQc0sMGR5t4DSmkwOH77cDHax5HKYeWKAbC4_PgkMUm0Fu4zL jRrVWOORmHf8kI_6boOZYXToRej4N6Dm1Nw2fa_rxSi6gnBbEN_INw1t5LnjIm EAg==

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