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galapago.exe

Generic Internet

MediaProgramas SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application galapago.exe, “Generic Internet Setup ” by MediaProgramas SL 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Application Web   (signed by MediaProgramas SL)

Product:
Generic Internet

Description:
Generic Internet Setup

MD5:
07462c7e422b326fe731abe5e02b5632

SHA-1:
dd09f61d7c281c91eca55b0e3044b307d69d5252

SHA-256:
c735b90bf9263a9ec9d2d007d3a10d9ce8df37f235662300b1c542bd3b3698af

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/24/2024 7:55:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.2.2

File size:
931.5 KB (953,856 bytes)

Product version:
3.6

Copyright:
Program Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\galapago.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MediaProgramas SL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/8/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MediaProgramas SL, OU=IT, O=MediaProgramas SL, L=Caceres, S=Caceres, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
155FC39A6188E45BB06A5808CD647A62

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

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)

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