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Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application c.exe, “Application Setup ” by Top Scale (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.capitalmetafile.com.
Publisher:
Soft Application   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
2.7.1.3

MD5:
7abf57c4b112bbf100484d64df05a713

SHA-1:
65033d6dbbf0378a511455c025c137a61ab954dd

SHA-256:
f5e18b401c9e627734cfc0a354cd6c2cdd94c1066c3881fcf7643b249de8e43d

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:
11/6/2024 5:03:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.5.1.15

File size:
892.9 KB (914,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

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}\c.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 10:31:05 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 10:31:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FF0C79830A7B12BE4E698038C29DAF9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HZ9RhvuZjXSTNvJ5HXRlx0hBh8taNRpKZkR:HZBWxSThJZRlxezgaNP

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:
7.9368

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.capitalmetafile.com/c?x=ucs1QGygWXs AM214uCuAFhw sqGaq38z7dsriG2SDc=&c=O90ipKK3EA1oLHQ9vYB8ivs3VXNjhtvXTXs5MV6F DOtLtWzHLQglYJ5OHFUASMU9l/b unbxNo5jvebCnr9IO3Bk6bz2pK8/WnVepH7Ltore6XK3ZDNOYGQFhaZdWbueFvIOIqRjWfWt8InJh50fg==&downloadAs=TeamViewerSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/653/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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