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icreinstall_minecraft.exe

Hogepohoco

SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_minecraft.exe, “Hogepohoco Setup ” by SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie) 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Muguko   (signed by SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Hogepohoco

Description:
Hogepohoco Setup

Version:
1.5.5.7

MD5:
f5c41ada46c591c43c52fae36a65066e

SHA-1:
01896a0fdf50689aa2643f8b1dca51539bcccd40

SHA-256:
19ce7b1aa74a0c8cf98a1ec2e7e8bccf1cd35e5a0db9708c98754b61fe49e47d

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 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:
5/14/2024 2:09:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.16.19

File size:
1005.6 KB (1,029,736 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 2:09:36 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2016 5:12:50 PM

Subject:
CN=SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121EF8B655959B1CFE34F05FAFC8D598305

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:bbrfIM9q1wG2po456/bxjaOTZDdrmdSbD9E:bvBq1RGoTxj11D0dYi

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file icreinstall_minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.nowapplicationgift.com/c?x=GXaP/ryLIbV8W0rY43OwZ52xehinrQoSNiSGaKOEWqg=&c=/McuLouH0RI1CI9JAa7kdYcCB6I9JyzsZJ Dl0zwk166D6bAWh79eA6dx19HmqxWttbECqSf2owaoYuG/TebD/a87jrWoTD9bBQEtyHx6A6RMa94HWK7UgtE3SkX66c2qL/MFxIYZcYhPja/M/nLJQ863BLBWDV62VpHByB2hNk=&e=0&fallback_url=https://secure.inndl.com/.../minecraft.exe

http://www.nowapplicationgift.com/c?x=WqS/zxtFk DPZfyEd7E2ZPDmD4jRiRANWMbZ2v f/co=&c=eM2/YQbzZuX2 98BAWID8VLqpw86GUqXnV3bxZHVvosGgWDIaOeq9A4qNEfEFZnr03EufSujeCl8Pz1ZJ7m55VHHUpwta48qJgbSOLr7Ia7NRbmBd2T400k70NDEeIZtqTQQsV/MtmNOUp2hlZde4WTYW2zuc2Hr2VgSFTJ0mGI=&e=0&fallback_url=https://secure.inndl.com/.../minecraft.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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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