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Des

PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application daemon-tools.exe, “Des Setup ” by PlatformPrompt (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.giftchuckleflash.com.
Publisher:
Dogosifuso   (signed by PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Des

Description:
Des Setup

Version:
2.6.5.0

MD5:
c34f2c7b5fff48a4b4601cb27526285b

SHA-1:
52ec985be4df28de2bc62a11e9c250e14c4113f5

SHA-256:
9f4e3817bb221ed68abdad58c30840404f8f9f17cada3cfbda150b6c7d3d590a

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:
5/1/2024 6:00:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.11.6

File size:
952 KB (974,848 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.8

Copyright:
Stub Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\daemon-tools.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformPrompt (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:17:26 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 4:02:46 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112111817CD313A533F2A76178D4452F81A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:37vDPwUFhDqNzcU16jVXw4VXNLnMXugux2TrhbIC:3jzwUFJqpKpVxnMXvq2TdbIC

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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Entropy:
7.9091

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file daemon-tools.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.giftchuckleflash.com/dS7YuKV83K btdvW8S0wZ0qrvCpvO8Tu2yDJSL9aCBso6LU E4vIbCo2lqIADvz6UY97kPNlyR2NNAwgn99XNIzhIBsLus0_ZUUa3ZZA716U0fTaycJ7CSBLEKxyrSZsh5EMW4SDIuebteH6BU0zLOl a9sxKMCMclZYRx Gbnj5hSAxxnnryGvjFlrR8JtsnJ g2d5Q-G1MAAGRgnq2tScjyhSZElFlUktn2OT f1yXgCy3neen3orHM4b4ZjssJPi X_QEN30F PEX87 tOSvw3_1PWbmt9JzBkVWAQUYJiMYpmcBY=

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