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Dob

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application clash-of-clans.exe, “Dob Setup ” by Quality Install (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.downloadclearbest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Pofih   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Dob

Description:
Dob Setup

MD5:
887a7b01092ec6674c36631edd1e2834

SHA-1:
1a71955dd77fe511698770a724a6d840bad30abb

SHA-256:
a5ea19100efb4c57c0df569806f805987f4952a135819d0ab0016348e64b8a0b

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 '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:
8/6/2025 12:48:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.5.4

File size:
995.8 KB (1,019,672 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\clash-of-clans.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 9:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 10:59:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA484E4C31175E4A844ED055428DEC42

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:c8RGd8NZW4pRvmrzNd1PQDw2dRxOrKamFs6tke:cmfg+RQNLQdOr8V

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9294

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file clash-of-clans.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.downloadclearbest.com/c?x=ZjP4LJO1QtHlp3lvzgMhhIwoKgfhVRHKy0BEbBqIYCY=&c=m2m4M3LOC sVHAz980hu/DloFCwkUrSwIVLTZzjKXDN /7ZQgMGKc6w5MbvZAQfgl64Kq7vmM5CTAznV2/QFL8vnvPHgwjoclIvQfVcK82KJ8jA1TZ copHMrmBPIadNMlddFwlsoFEMqmx2TvtTnuMb9fJIKgWXyaaUHpIR0QE=&e=0&downloadAs=Clash-of-Clans.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../Clash-of-Clans.exe

http://www.appsworlddelivery.com/c?x=LsgCphabA1bEqSIp3lp1EYsp7woUVXHYIoASwZlP3 g=&c=U21UQGVil9NdLbuNvwZimOjSGC92vZwLJ nBIQ483Tc8DH9gYk4xUGKLXIirHDe5KLl45Xy7IrYZuo3JkHKm/B4M2uhqaW8heGO5lHp0ZgbBf5bsyzBCxaV1QXcK5tbKuzaGCOCJJXueOqdXO5emotry YHP VP3Lz8AtNbBmYQ=&e=0&downloadAs=Clash-of-Clans.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../Clash-of-Clans.exe

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