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Macogosol

PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application tunnelbear.exe, “Macogosol Setup ” by PlatformPrompt (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.softwaresharetoday.com.
Publisher:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Macogosol

Description:
Macogosol Setup

MD5:
7722ed85e8d13f767eaaeb61a14448ba

SHA-1:
8584b39983a48170c33a06c944d6e9d6b5014d30

SHA-256:
0e38c1637cb7a0597657baf1b9b342efcba99b8a7648798c639aedf7b932dbe2

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:20:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.10.17

File size:
964.1 KB (987,192 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:17:26 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 12:02:46 PM

Subject:
CN=PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112111817CD313A533F2A76178D4452F81A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Cwiq/gQ33zXx1H+LrOdYSfUQStlImQnISsIt:CdcgQ33jqISHIFjsq

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:
7.9101

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.softwaresharetoday.com/ZteYK_QP_1byoy_FfD5Wtl8AcvnORMiCySSFubZSmyD9MKwG2LhcMvIpl_Kwk04 4UHITS8DfPdZnMt4DP2i3IUfXldwG5IhbhMHrDIjvrkY5JUDUptldUaNdTUhfImQmPvF0zIAuqz2fA0SxzFdrQQwRDeKYDFKGKhu816cqVakX9foOWd3s_Z1_Bv2UlyDY0DfJDbM-G1EAAGRgu_d6IGaeAGEDDlwiCjQczO5s 05217UlAb5QvyxrNRltFMDXvSz1dLo8ofqr5fMSL7_ryT07Qbq1E_V3QIsIchWoRZSgEYZCEQoF

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