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epicbot_setup.exe

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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application epicbot_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oi-installer5.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f1281a2c85c8254ee40c07e526307126

SHA-1:
127e59993a5d1938504b3bc2a66666d705852ceb

SHA-256:
9ea6e19dbf09276d28e3cff761a33064f59157aab3131397b94624e913f375d6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/25/2024 5:56:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.N
14.8.7.16

File size:
72.9 KB (74,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) System Applet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Falcon, O=File Falcon, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
02420FDABF9B310C1F48FF663337FFAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 10:15:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:h0aOs/pRJZsJmqhdRkqDCdWavO7rlbDu6UPAwOqEl2wp3gguOpKo8wz:h0aOsBRIsqhdRt2lO7ZXuROqLwHuOpAO

Entry address:
0x52E9

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, E8, 81, 40, 00, 89, 0D, E4, 81, 40, 00, 89, 15, E0, 81, 40, 00, 89, 1D, DC, 81, 40, 00, 89, 35, D8, 81, 40, 00, 89, 3D, D4, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 00, 82, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, F4, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, D0, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, CC, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, C8, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, C4, 81, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, F8, 81, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, EC, 81, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, F0, 81, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, FC, 81, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.7836

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer5.com/o/.../EpicBot_Setup.exe

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