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Hasodagake

Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

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

Product:
Hasodagake

Description:
Hasodagake Setup

Version:
5.6.4.4

MD5:
bca1f2e851c2df7594ea48a6666438dd

SHA-1:
16ed8bfcb6277d6f5f550d04c9c3ba81d1dfb534

SHA-256:
9123461bcf8961ac44c601a02983163f64c5ba4b299d6ebaeb74b7721133b43e

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:
12/25/2024 5:23:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.11.0

File size:
941.6 KB (964,240 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.3

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}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/14/2016 4:42:12 PM

Valid to:
6/20/2017 9:30:00 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121CA3CC937380392A4260C535FA2D1F15E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DFniZe+x7xB92wOxDq1sDcmEwLNYTWGIWhxh9AvgHFS1MfC:Dl4e+lvg9vomE6HGNGglyM6

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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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=YlU7IgG1oZERlrfwTRnoURVgqNSRMaTHyuF9HGBzaXE=&c=4ZSVeEW7tpzbUclGVng/YI NA2Vu/advWTte/M3yFaP8NmlRiETaeQF/.../404

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