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MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application c.exe, “Application 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.signscyclebinaries.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
2.6.2.2

MD5:
9b5f7801749713ec8f793575a2b458f3

SHA-1:
bc40adb3679d799d9ac3705f79018079a0916c6e

SHA-256:
8d86f9b4e63974abebc01e90d2e353ed4081b55e770649e88225c2101d7ddc95

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:
12/26/2024 7:26:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.29.4

File size:
947 KB (969,712 bytes)

Product version:
5.3

Copyright:
Installer Application Internet

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:
MaxAgile (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/6/2015 2:45:09 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2016 2:45:09 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11211CEEF3464D93C12050D0BF10B3611F89

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):
24576:8+Wa3L2leA/TZUyz7o1g85Xed98PdpjqT4:8r2L2leA/9N7Mgeev8Pvjx

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:
7.9320

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.signscyclebinaries.com/c?x=fCvZUNLUluWeb34SJnAZhsppzgtZoMMMrC4a Ovdakg=&c=OFIrCzSbVA400RupRx0xboJIMONpj/2NY1nv4HuNVF/ZSr4v35WEmtlgkZv BnLYLf5gOhEDFc44BYkiQ5p2q6KPo0u8sZC0/A0IoTB6JG75BFbSySv6bj7wpV9jMao2A3YPZ3o2d9hALWPQYBIKKg==&downloadAs=chrome.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup_34.0.1847.116.exe

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