alcohol-120-12712-dp.exe

Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application alcohol-120-12712-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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bundlesnowvaults.com.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
ae7147eff7abb8d2f98c8c763ebe18c2

SHA-1:
88403b32d21fd4a99079f6aed834f347668426ff

SHA-256:
ce6c2d9dcff5e665ffd4c03c6c22aa458916ff1634123c3ce787537edefcf09e

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:
5/15/2024 12:04:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.3.5.8

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}\downloads\alcohol-120-12712-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 9:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 2:44:04 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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 alcohol-120-12712-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bundlesnowvaults.com/c?x=7jwPQJPGH3bJH7QntZMPbvUxHPCkcqkvvz/lqBdEEJM=&c=oMNpoF0vXQAPaUi V07vCPTelz13vw4vHUAxfZqp6SzCIgyxS823Yl7wWdwgBC3YbwafmAFsPeYy9PK1HD/9xtWdE3fLXEZ4yfTFBeT3IC4YmaBY7hbTf9MBLGDdOy9RvMl njByol71RbkdVgFFwaLyh0mU9LGOXBTdXW6YodI=&e=0&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Alcohol120_trial_2.0.3.8806.exe&downloadAs=Alcohol-120-12712-dp.exe

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