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Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel Quality (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
e43fe287611cc457e3079b8cb91e7a22

SHA-1:
d829eed6893c677ccbd39ea1c02b912c3d43070f

SHA-256:
d3acd71d4d85c4107889bd60e978b62236197148b906098be62a0bb9473d22aa

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:
11/23/2024 8:56:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.29.5

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 10:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 3:44:04 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7O7llHcZYwySG9c+bYoLXOM2x9zEtDe2laiC6HnNbvDDyp7D:7OZVcZ2SGWEeM2v8C24yHndDDyB

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.giftdeliveryfun.com/c?x=HXesV22/ybhFIF/1tjKlUOm5c5oZ2G1yIFT0Gr6ZrvI=&c=A1RGJpq2cscss4NGt4QikB9PxbTFLpOonOeARTt5ZG3ZP1vj3e3dWvSzFTCniUzboF7fE9QgSc0CcA6II5S4yIMwmX7j OxUuH5uA25 WPI4HZPQkhM4UlfrhOX0XVhO&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.4/.../vlc-2.2.4-win32.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.headbundletown.com/c?x=9GMXrO5JgWfmo48pIYRpIAbIUlsXrkoYiEe9M1j99yI=&c=eO64I7QLU/CcZ7btWYIAwoSX5eq2DxrtJnRj6s9jW/fTXk12mttu4aWlA1ICrf2m3rlYflR3JeRTMffiDqPhKxVUWLRipv97xrLa3vjMED K2oSciwKLK0BeDYjhNGFL&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.4/.../vlc-2.2.4-win32.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

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