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wavepad.exe

Keponeta

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application wavepad.exe, “Keponeta 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 doc-14-5o-docs.googleusercontent.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Keponeta

Description:
Keponeta Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
6d4441abc68312c7a55fef3da637c8a5

SHA-1:
c29949a5d1d359ea1f53b97afc39020541af2c31

SHA-256:
1abcce24d2d258524ec8dba6ea22a340a31d72e4950987e05d4b37c06f684a9d

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:
12/27/2024 6:08:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.5.15.12

File size:
1008.4 KB (1,032,576 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.4

Copyright:
Web App Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\wavepad.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:owQI5nblMfE7xSRdtDVhA//sWhswQp5xgL4UH0CKc6z:oPId+fEVSRXV9ZU2

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:
7.9140

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file wavepad.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://doc-14-5o-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/vpbo9s3a1ta6935ai3ri266s9820k07n/lf5s499a6qsbgkv5vgocnm4kjj2d3qjb/1459094400000/.../18293763770654784515/0B49nB5JMYqnHRW95eC12d3VtQ0U?e=download

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=th632tt27sbHjECIbf/8HkuBnbkjMgC1rLzKDOIGb Y=&c=JpB8TNAG9oylrRmAssfDBa9ug70WdmdreUKMdt7KsifSLjbvkC Daz6H7OykQllxO9fHVXc3g8ADUGs5Fb1fBMjs757RV5bB0CApcofY3I7nG9J9Tyr2xOVIbuo12cfs9bGKMg Rk1QEuAsHNUzmm5ISCWCU0u1vrSqKxG7c56A=&e=0&downloadAs=wavepad.exe&fallback_url=http://wavepad.he.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=wavepad

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