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blogofcore_-_1.exe

Application Internet

Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application blogofcore_-_1.exe, “Application Internet Setup ” by Silver Setup (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.towerclearvault.com.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application Internet

Description:
Application Internet Setup

Version:
1.1.3.6

MD5:
684ed96a18dcef4edcd585c81af54d90

SHA-1:
00ab7a12b1eb5883f8f647fed14dd45a9c8c596d

SHA-256:
749ebc1b93fe127493556e58c098a6fe4e543c6fb16d090bb9ce9fe0871d9487

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:
11/15/2024 11:43:20 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.1.8.7

File size:
941.4 KB (963,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.8

Copyright:
Software installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\blogofcore_-_1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 5:34:48 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 11:57:01 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DDF3CFBD99D884DDB3ED223CAEDE3723

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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Entropy:
7.9327

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file blogofcore_-_1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.towerclearvault.com/c?x=bY8yoORacNS9w5zFF9MUys/C8AnuqE3yNhDEGPKSg0o=&c=vRZr/hoPrTXXxXXElnqHEn8r/9C8LPY10bkFd69WHJhMRJzRdgwo7drRTW1rlG0a9OOurPySjwTj2xuheFuzugfyc5vFF5035vxUgP/TVXDFGwx5YU6TW8LrUUDEgupxXqvfiAL6URgncY5HrwcZyA==&downloadAs=BlogOfCore_-_1.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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