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bluestacks-2.exe

Hacen

MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application bluestacks-2.exe, “Hacen Setup ” by MaxAgile (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.worlddownloadtowers.com.
Publisher:
MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hacen

Description:
Hacen Setup

Version:
2.5.3.7

MD5:
51542f71b04723c7ec51c786614981e1

SHA-1:
61b77a4a6704535fa1c4cee81571cc03edba7a5a

SHA-256:
ca827f746decb375ac09d786923cbfe437398f80c7a636101e25c6a904ddaf1b

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:
12/28/2024 2:23:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.2.28.7

File size:
936.9 KB (959,352 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.4

Copyright:
File

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\bluestacks-2.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:18:56 AM

Valid to:
5/6/2016 5:15:09 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112198C37903AE40831ADAC3F1ED6F842D5B

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file bluestacks-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.worlddownloadtowers.com/c?x=k4UNmjxv9GIWxc82ReC7lg/qN3E2D4I6o wr0Bv7gkc=&c=i38q9grpgNC4oEYA0Mk5Dz8mUb1r5pcoJ0d cFVEdMZWkDQTec5OvM8H t97v cLU jD7Qz u21RcLJ5QiC biwN/77wh2idkXoymo6r1bLKaxX4AzfOwJi4DFXCkoN8&downloadAs=bluestacks-2.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.bluestacks.com/downloads/.../ThinInstaller_native.exe

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