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SetupFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application chromecast-setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by SetupFlash (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by SetupFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
4.6.2.5

MD5:
52d91daa55899b4db19d3147060c2872

SHA-1:
2c796e887ec38b436a99e125bca29e713d610539

SHA-256:
ab8573a2076a8ec4700b11eb4c5c0b11f0ba1b665ec9f5672c9fa8739dfe783c

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 9:07:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.30.7

File size:
944 KB (966,704 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.0

Copyright:
Soft Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chromecast-setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/8/2015 11:30:57 AM

Valid to:
6/8/2016 11:30:57 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112179858B153809859F5F5B8C07BD92A875

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EG8OGx7XCgTC8Yv+iT6w59jv7ZNCa31+SN+4qrxqD:EdOOXTOTTxFv2a3kS9y

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:
7.9344

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://capsa.storage.googleapis.com/52d91daa55899b4db19d3147060c2872.52306ce243ba0f58e625f2b9a612d35b?GoogleAccessId=GOOG57ULWBZRNEX5RYCG&Expires=1451395076&Signature=R87Lqf2FV7zhFu4fDCGzKNgYej4=&response-content-disposition=attachment; filename="chromecast-setup (1).exe"

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