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Kenabe

Platform Astro (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application windows start menu vistartinstaller.exe, “Kenabe Setup ” by Platform Astro (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.capitalheartlaboratory.com.
Publisher:
Platform Astro (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kenabe

Description:
Kenabe Setup

Version:
5.3.4.0

MD5:
c223a4ca2815b02fadb1fb8e50c7fa9a

SHA-1:
5f708004ea34e90252d8bba2cdc604c008be0c69

SHA-256:
c5dbc30c7c3befeda16b4cdc46ea4d36f0b1ca20f33bc8bac04ad35ed5059acc

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:
5/5/2024 5:32:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.3.4.14

File size:
1 MB (1,051,352 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

Copyright:
Wizard Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\windows start menu vistartinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Astro (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:43:25 PM

Valid to:
8/26/2016 6:24:28 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121A3DCE91158FB9605B2FE4847E315D66C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.9087

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file windows start menu vistartinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.capitalheartlaboratory.com/cR9BYhYhqHZ2oCB8UBRY9MavEJvxIDns7CxOxdIEQWzABC_LCNeRkAQxgl5PBvti5wsCS5HhJMOEJuO41L6 BZIgXJgIeMMVl8Oe8OevErDo5VPPbtoDJlxo38rxx6EIoi1FUUvpqbW5NjV3tjaBY0Wi6y_8Km0YXFWOeni0POqGDn6AJQYKtVHWG55HhY0RcfWOyyMiaql49CsIIwwu lP5M4AqjHtRVfwjD0niiztjXqd_lsFfOOoNVnPWD vCpdBjf _BJ5DSnqLrYo1iN_gZbIT2riihHwa5DYtF0YWTZ9shasBEj8 TUtObkhqEaEmMQfBo1NscELoNNPcamniHrEZGVaaWK2M Fg461j1Wp8_ZbFEmTVo88J_L27Fu7NtsZhW72rWkS_OLKms6j5kHvD9InbDZbtz8LwO5aHDVs3UvV9I=-G0AAAAR0cEjrSrOogjzGxh9ylCXL4zF2FoPCxTV KyGCFzRxc9HYzadAFkBoMayXLw==

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