brave-frontier.exe

Program Software Web

AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application brave-frontier.exe, “Program Software Web Setup ” by AgileMax (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.
Publisher:
Installer Program   (signed by AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Program Software Web

Description:
Program Software Web Setup

Version:
5.2.4.4

MD5:
b9a5ac5c504dd6f5f5e1ed8e8e6c0d73

SHA-1:
7ed445a948227f0f3bdb7a6af2d954aab5c92981

SHA-256:
a445252e5d8be0fea9388aa5e611085af4a01bbf9b4b40e741a48b629bbf09c1

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 3:58:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.6.4.10

File size:
981.3 KB (1,004,872 bytes)

Product version:
5.3

Copyright:
Application software

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}\brave-frontier.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2015 8:53:45 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 8:53:45 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121497EEC6A49D1D720AD64A86BB34343A3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CTj858yQ4qBsECymale4pyxOAhLCXDcFm6EV62EcHGZP12d:C38aCymale8ynLvAMcHIP4d

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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Entropy:
7.9274

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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