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4shared_desktop.exe

SuperCharging

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 4shared_desktop.exe by New IT Limited 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ds311.getafilefast.net.
Publisher:
SPC LLC  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
SuperCharging

Description:
DWD

Version:
3, 3, 29, 0

MD5:
9a2e2227288b7b92c1b980ba9d4439e0

SHA-1:
d8215b6aaa50e8f83a2d6e8671f33c3363b47be7

SHA-256:
5a6ad4741b3459576f06f1459698ac150447e7a878f599e3484e51d3939acf23

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/26/2024 11:41:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.25.23

File size:
395.4 KB (404,848 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 29, 0

Copyright:
2013

Trademarks:
-

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\4shared_desktop.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 9:00:04 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 4:33:53 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
049768F7F19C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2014 9:45:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0negG/xIVb4quhA5kN5VDV1UTSBucsD+5cu:0ne9uVyr5VD3U3D+5cu

Entry address:
0x2A2FC

Entry point:
E8, FB, A3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 58, DD, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, A4, F5, 44, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, 74, 2D, 44, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 58, 01, 44, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, A4, F5, 44, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, C4, 00, 44, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, A4, F5, 44, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 14, 7E, 22, 8B, 4D, 14, 8B, 45, 10, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, 45, 14, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
248.5 KB (254,464 bytes)

The file 4shared_desktop.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://ds311.getafilefast.net/.../4shared_Desktop.exe

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