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Fasesado

FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application chromesetup.exe, “Fasesado Setup ” by FlashInstall (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:
FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fasesado

Description:
Fasesado Setup

Version:
1.3.3.7

MD5:
9401da824bc07b1525fd846b37aebdfb

SHA-1:
02b0060df53308dc56568f1477281f9571da0940

SHA-256:
e68ae16d406edd43450b2aeffe7e6e8c94081135aed6d88098579e0ddbf81b2f

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:
12/25/2024 5:17:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.10.23

File size:
944 KB (966,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.2

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}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 9:24:03 AM

Valid to:
6/26/2017 7:56:08 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112198556124C91F26DF4ED058627D50D2D9

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:eiYu4a/j+tVw/R+RWrw3L2V763b1rVQ8macOHrM7V:fRbSm/R+QG+763bg8macoM7V

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:
7.9122

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/c?x=Cz9AZZggDuNGyN9XnWv8kVtE/.../QoUJioKOqZQ8qh5pq5iJyngxGmevxysA8nxK8ug0v6YKN8OF8OjlGtP Ry&fallback_url=172.17.0.1&downloadAs=ChromeSetup.exe

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