adblock.exe

Getetese

FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application adblock.exe, “Getetese Setup ” by FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings) 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.capitalvaultsbits.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Baheb   (signed by FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Getetese

Description:
Getetese Setup

Version:
3.4.1.3

MD5:
559b8a26047fc1efaaf87e5ae7d89ddc

SHA-1:
cae92e20b6d48bb9076c310be7833c6a7764cda2

SHA-256:
9ac3a38cc4ee14c98bc4927e63f743eb7dd916fbd3ee0c83837e9196e77c3a87

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 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:
11/27/2024 4:27:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.20.16

File size:
969.8 KB (993,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.7

Copyright:
Lite Fast

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}\adblock.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 2:30:20 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 5:03:11 PM

Subject:
CN=FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121DF62995B705C263C7C1BB644682A9A73

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):
12288:aQMaHtCHqOdwKlKtejxpBs4NIcx1Kz3c/iePW5ITSG/jJGvJVOivKL+SNkihszMK:aQMStCfdqoZs4NIciuMg/EvSiiCMa

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adblock.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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