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PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application chrome-setup.exe, “Web Setup ” by PremiumBeam (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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Soft Web   (signed by PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
4.6.4.2

MD5:
70c984a28ac1f2ac707e396c43a557f4

SHA-1:
8b6a0451bece81deeb47b7c4e6e23ce1c1caf683

SHA-256:
a2c53b0536eaa3c660183424499fbf812751c327ac589c8add5c1c45857d7979

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:
12/27/2024 7:11:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.20.8

File size:
956.4 KB (979,384 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.4

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}\chrome-setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/22/2015 9:15:10 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2016 9:15:10 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121B4B9A4DE84F00FFF235BFDBE17F0C49A

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:+Ng3vV6hoKxpOQ6SITXPQAaomftLFoo4wlDD:+NwchoipOVJa7fnF5DD

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:
7.9316

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file chrome-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.vaultsrepositorydl.com/c?x=j0gIDrRRzE6nF/humxbJmVE8mX1Pnh9Pqdz3KI3kzmQ=&c=kbenIQO5a4W6g5ToBUa9H26PNrWRGh193QXyTIlPNEgGjYoeGtDNVqnEqWKY9KzD3FakuxnrZJs8eYL0CAZ/FMCB6dAHf6LNduubJfWsoNZlLp39mZe0 7OAbuWOrxVE4RaQO/UazYkzF7oiaS8BKA==&downloadAs=chrome-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://ddxserver.com/softwares/.../ChromeSetup.exe

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