whv3.exe

Hafogap

Quality Delivery (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application whv3.exe, “Hafogap Setup ” by Quality Delivery (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 wifi-password-hacker.software.informer.com.
Publisher:

Product:
Hafogap

Description:
Hafogap Setup

MD5:
2ea24ceea994cd2af5680ea24666b0c1

SHA-1:
bb4e0d15643a6bf3a79269bfe766bfedf3408ad5

SHA-256:
ab2714996f1e24ae6b296daa02e99119dc81cd9d7913f1c2a6f9dc95b135d087

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 '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:
5/9/2024 8:08:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.20.6

File size:
942.9 KB (965,544 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

Copyright:
Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whv3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 3:33:55 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 5:11:29 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112146C8249F2C980C48A0BC23801CEB29DA

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:UpQpm2j6plaEL+dX/CzxvcrqWTm+f3JtKy:Uy42j6var0pcrqUttKy

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:
7.9338

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file whv3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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