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Comemas

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application popcorn_time_setup.exe, “Comemas Setup ” by AgileMax (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 cdn.quicksetupstar.com.
Publisher:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Comemas

Description:
Comemas Setup

MD5:
c2f91746f9c4d4407470739a0d1bcfa5

SHA-1:
41f0ee509f7ecaa9156ad03eab2c222862a0eeff

SHA-256:
ab03cdade0f6c320febdf26b56e8e8c0b5c6ab1a46ca244e3abc11313a3f44d3

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 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:
5/6/2024 4:31:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.30.14

File size:
913.5 KB (935,456 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 8:20:27 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 7:46:46 AM

Subject:
CN=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HDfvEtZESHbYD3gG0jZ/qeJC7yeUQ8upthpZDHfiorLhS7ehPF:HDHQhG3grZ/5JayeTZ/ZDHqorLh2ehN

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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Entropy:
7.9382

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.quicksetupstar.com/c?x=cEoz1L/XMBf W9uWDU1IbTrx1jOIXdLW9u0scripuVA=&c=089fZVHcXbloUjLEtYsgbU23flkFbqyQAM4jN9HRMOrpKa85Tj4T qKOLlqjxCHlNcAvpnbGEo1YdWkj9xxshPKzh n4IPETaDMAKYI7ltuk/.../uCSv6AB7f5&downloadAs=Popcorn_Time_Setup.exe

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