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Macogosol

PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application utorrent.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:
90601f27316cf1715bec8d6a5618233c

SHA-1:
a4c0e3a7326be0fa47ae660cb7062293d1337a0b

SHA-256:
f8fa339bab27c5decc39d01a43495c3dfc31b45ce75eba573c840cd1d0971b94

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 7:24:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.10.22

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\utorrent.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:17:26 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 6:02:46 AM

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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rwiq/gQ33zXx1H+LrOdYSfUQStlImQnISsIt:rdcgQ33jqISHIFjsq

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 utorrent.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softwaresharetoday.com/A2r3c0oLQMFNvPhe5Va10qcLvP A8eJCSkxLUNWmoQE1vlrS_6owOkyDxl8YApeM1cPfSfXmB3vJJwu3Hiu3wYqpn fhkZJ2oHJlFMcUHjP4pR DMmM9h833ZwBkuReZ5s2yW3XcESyFeukzVOQOP382ucykaOBPp8oG30uxRFpm0DSw0hjV KCy1BHiotyoObV5mZ E-G08AAGRwXmtrvJgfwQQJNuDAJaIAG9DubPM tue5LgF UTfPSzka1XfxdS57uU9UvZV5nDqcrbZmu Nx4oS__ohlRq6wQaVTTiQSw1CBAA==

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