samsung-pc-studio-18722-dp.exe

Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application samsung-pc-studio-18722-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel Quality (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 www.megahostingsoftware.com.
Publisher:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
ba41259818243ca9369551a8150530f3

SHA-1:
5caeed44360831eb8b60b671b6d2d0d86ccc2161

SHA-256:
e9d7b6c139aa832bdc8f7a308700ea3bcace2e6a664f010eac3e38f912c69730

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:
5/15/2024 4:59:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.2.16.22

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\samsung-pc-studio-18722-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 9:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 2:44:04 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9257

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file samsung-pc-studio-18722-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.megahostingsoftware.com/c?x=q102y8PngLZwRpqwLGUo2utnXfiTISqiSJjiHdyWRIc=&c= VFxgIVbxJ7bn1viHVtuMzEu6cqa5mDmAAmJgGZTwlsATeZ1Q4uXGOoaRMv/3AnuKoW3QViy6M4Ht0ZJDA0cDUqZZFylCt2LJHK NVchZ5c2/T7DvGedMdY6Y3OGSpdAwsweZyDMDy0ISAP9y6hsmL/bGRkf2xNsJxHnw8TM22A=&e=0&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Samsung_PC_Studio_7.2.24.9.exe&downloadAs=Samsung-PC-Studio-18722-dp.exe

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