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Goca

Nummorum

The application whatsapp-messenger.exe, “Goca Setup ” by Nummorum has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup 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.megagiftcity.com.
Publisher:
Nummorum  (signed and verified)

Product:
Goca

Description:
Goca Setup

MD5:
75813beb6ccbccbc4bcf41acedfcb49f

SHA-1:
0d01cee516052e970359beb251965c178c190d9e

SHA-256:
889f841b70e66566a338905be73811a2780b7979fa27791af42a5cb66b8f75d9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 6:55:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.12.2

File size:
1.2 MB (1,247,808 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Wizard Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\whatsapp-messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nummorum

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/30/2016 2:14:51 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2017 2:14:51 PM

Subject:
CN=Nummorum, O=Nummorum, L=Leusden, C=NL

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

Serial number:
1121EBC3ACFB4E4B6AE7D7966A49416BF44D

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

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:
7.9843

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file whatsapp-messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.megagiftcity.com/RV2_zKrpYIXsaNTpQl7dc8pQl3fKPVcSG0M1m0ZKUbunwgXUolO3dTaVxkwmz1i4eIyMYwyOYzfYSbWt79mgPN_AB0svhahdyB3scsM2HT66N8ZZh3nmh3UpC6q45lsOuaSW4A9lC4IM6771gRnfIdVdlg8mf1pG4dTiBQy0ySYAAN2bgL0sgPWF3OHdxQXjUM9Ej0Hwe 7Hg0MLGyoGYL2TpR7W6w5UJo9rk4xqAdvT_vEo8jTC84pkPKmHUiTu0lNW_yI3VpOSUaHI5x_QYNEd9QGyUMYHniw1Kunjce0FlVCo5m29TVTps0Ap0Dkeppf1wSs_IkBonB hhYXOkCvRquY _A==-Gy8AAERPPS ct0hPNDPZYCIH7LVEDorvqfNA3Xi12ZDSgP_5gTk50iUMG9yl4gM=

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