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icreinstall_candycrushsaga.exe

Mafelobes

MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_candycrushsaga.exe, “Mafelobes Setup ” by MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.gifthosttours.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Bemadetuso   (signed by MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.)

Product:
Mafelobes

Description:
Mafelobes Setup

Version:
4.1.5.1

MD5:
3b111181d21635a305ed5e6a1ea78efb

SHA-1:
87da3c80360979c00958f665c372c01c3b22d66c

SHA-256:
5d407ab54daaa43f980bac0eeea78bdec18827389e2eb0d25553f6124ec4943a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 5:47:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MICROMAX.Installer (M)
16.4.16.2

File size:
942.9 KB (965,552 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

Copyright:
Fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_candycrushsaga.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2015 11:11:38 AM

Valid to:
9/1/2016 11:11:38 AM

Subject:
CN="MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.", O="MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.", L=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
79A6DBFB5606456E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HW2WIKXCZ/YlZQFk7cZG8K22fs3wUQqoQzfQ4tlK+vJ3Y:HzJVAZU+EP2fCwUPoEfQCK+vJ3Y

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 icreinstall_candycrushsaga.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.gifthosttours.com/c?x=cVprowruN9iQhtymgwgNCk1BEG5ijZuQoMUuoDoRJT0=&c=3AmQmrtEQ091IDdWwP2suAjZtQ7tAeOi5Li6ychwY0 1WlvZxVN6XwTcTDHXIjvUVPSgEPikQS9ZNsXB32hQtJ3c8zyYofXbj3xPECXJBK/nkDf0ilQ/e AZhbWBPZsC&fallback_url=http://res.mshist.com/.../CandyCrushSaga.exe

http://www.bundlessignscurrent.com/c?x=dAqabzRiE2TS5e2AaoqR7gsl7ttzf8xUcsWXD7ruxHU=&c=ccAjvjNCTGFqzG9jvtAYbPxE/6aLEhHZpctIHtpLuUmgL/cFlf3/Ab3FbHyzujybf 8Wd9PNKlpL908SWCFmdtpm70G5La9lP9S4BlWPk/UGD0R8B57AiJonFm4sNqlJ&fallback_url=http://res.mshist.com/.../CandyCrushSaga.exe

http://www.bundlessignscurrent.com/c?x=uDqGboe1zaAeK41R6DubpSXmTaJEpX0EFfUG1WFbh7A=&c=DVpGizuMesinmbMS19MzNbJGAF4iP6ppnMTX8EwrRpAYQwyvmln7jVUFJWVQsWCVmhFBRPEb65cBj kzjbOOOqr0lldjwq1HS0Z7EHYHAiZKYvK7F/1kXze1UmdhBl2x&fallback_url=http://res.mshist.com/.../CandyCrushSaga.exe

http://www.nowtagheart.com/c?x=XT4j7K4rqqWYC4q34bmf6raa16/JSCnXhNDu2RKW9N4=&c=Pi NoNyIEVwTdF5amxZyzEIvc/BLBW92v12 HbdmVY0QRmBTlz1TKcgWcf1AWFPtfJWMHfMzfv3UW1nsMZnhfjkRtie88RILk wMXNvY3Qqdgun2u9ot/aTiqiFmab0D&fallback_url=http://res.mshist.com/.../CandyCrushSaga.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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