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facebook-messenger.exe

Rasopatuge

Beta Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application facebook-messenger.exe, “Rasopatuge Setup ” by Beta Funnel (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 z.stats136.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Beta Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Rasopatuge

Description:

Rasopatuge Setup

MD5:

5e31e63106d5e763fc7b377a6ce27958

SHA-1:

d38842ba10c67603b817ccd0f5bc403bc38ffbeb

SHA-256:

73f31749552caf0b420a443f7d5a0674be579dd3c656a5e623ed2919a828a8c1

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:

5/14/2024 12:58:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)

16.8.10.20

File size:

934 KB (956,464 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.8

Web

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\facebook-messenger.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Beta Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/31/2015 3:03:24 PM

Valid to:

7/27/2016 7:58:04 PM

Subject:

CN=Beta Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Beta Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

112104AF724D79B056B33C31EEC784761027

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:yis+5tTDqjdcHbkLtFoC+FAfuvXndvUMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoj:7NtTejy75ZfvtvUGpf6

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9364

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file facebook-messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://z.stats136.com/dl/?z=1051&c=23643&name=Facebook Messenger&file=https://github.com/Aluxian/Facebook-Messenger-Desktop/releases/download/.../MessengerSetup.exe

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