bytefence-anti-malware.exe

Mopoc

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application bytefence-anti-malware.exe, “Mopoc Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.toursguardmeta.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mopoc

Description:
Mopoc Setup

Version:
1.5.2.4

MD5:
a8c1643a0daab72c4d9d538c1ec0e7d9

SHA-1:
60913e58ec98f9f33e4a12910033989397e4a72c

SHA-256:
b8caf31f2ac54a503367548a78a893150f172c7ef8d8ad014259ac4c2d6f8cb2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/19/2024 12:25:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.14.16

File size:
1.2 MB (1,264,984 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Soft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bytefence-anti-malware.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/30/2016 6:55:49 AM

Valid to:
3/31/2017 6:55:49 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
112125B6400786F530FAF13A45235D19144F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file bytefence-anti-malware.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.toursguardmeta.com/zDN2xERul9jdZJTStMPY2CM2 lN6pr4iRw1Kh4geIW3tWP zo9q3CrjmB1B4sd9gZIjGQ2flepDFjm7MCopTgU5Br8KF02vaSwGF3t1BZGsCyO1SFqgYRmrRF2ntIVzaRF FPA1E2QXM0ZuTDCalNBqKhlXEex7fYUEcL1RTeWL6ThV_LtYBQeS2VYHjoL8qORCcK4rHGfQ1i ZLP_epe VbybMILg==-GzcAAARkczEpgjEI6oyG8_CDQw6cvlMgiQaAwQYcYHnwvPGvXs1_GbYIksiGhhOu5vIA

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