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coolcalendarsetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application coolcalendarsetup.exe, “Web Program installer Setup ” by Alpha Platform (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. 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.coolcalendarapp.com.
Publisher:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
Web Program installer Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

MD5:
025310bdc71fbdccb3f52d0e6a511982

SHA-1:
1cd71ffbe05dd22a1f574e4392638764155b2a03

SHA-256:
37028997df73fcbc892d0a1e7d669ece60a8855fabc254a94f4711cff3b15a01

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/16/2024 1:41:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.T
7.11.207.134

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.NEWM
20969

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.50
9.0.1.036

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.2.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.New Media Holdings
15.2.14.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36694

File size:
746.5 KB (764,448 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\coolcalendarsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2015 2:32:13 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 2:32:13 PM

Subject:
CN=Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121C1C255CA22644CCE289C6CAAF72EEE3A

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8YvpyfVKkJQcbMhE/Gu0IrXHgMxKb7CdjZTKwNKxtLKqqSQKCaRD7qPQLawDp:8YvQfbQcrLbH3KboTZYRLqSQ5aRD7qID

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file coolcalendarsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.coolcalendarapp.com/cool-calendar/gb/.../?dl=1

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