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bearshare-12831-dp.exe

Web Internet

Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application bearshare-12831-dp.exe, “Web Internet Setup ” by Max Criteria (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bestsoftwarecity.com.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web Internet

Description:
Web Internet Setup

Version:
2.3.1.4

MD5:
6a13ef85886e0f050cab94c9066d1741

SHA-1:
a53a9cd9fb4c43569af1600f900e8c4c1b5aabb0

SHA-256:
45458be1de7dbfdf83b51318b6b86c613111eb69c2bfad026f052a84fd888694

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 '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:
12/24/2024 5:17:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.10.17

File size:
939.4 KB (961,984 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.9

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\bearshare-12831-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/10/2015 5:30:43 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 5:30:43 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112140D1BC3685765FDBC584B36226FEF228

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:W7mWSGLt/0S8AQrsdx/NPqIRCicEoYz7eDSXh:W7dZ/0+fdxwIRCiqYz7NR

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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 bearshare-12831-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bestsoftwarecity.com/c?x=Zlv0/dKSpYn8FXr1yBMlPPT7n 91I89I4fCu8SUp2oE=&c=HMBOF5kj0gBZAQcUApHtn/MPJuT9js 5CahLt57XrdVLju6PXHLR/mz9PB8hd3CLhpUJrI86Za4PKiVCJjvyiA6L8wPxlAJy7pyAnlMF68TLZaTQsMDXJ2Dj3SJ8SouZdN1xru5rLxHiWIS3HFCBRw==&fallback_url=http://download.cdn.bearshare.com/cdn/r/.../BearShareSetup.exe&downloadAs=BearShare-12831-dp.exe

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