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Bofadegute

SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)

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

Product:
Bofadegute

Description:
Bofadegute Setup

MD5:
b49222aaf80b913abbec240e94319eec

SHA-1:
39695cc7868c7d4bdf2328a04313dd2d5ce6da41

SHA-256:
7c183d496945e516112d4a62d1515f188f15cdcffe11c684a8db592dd4678c74

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 5:08:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.11.2

File size:
947.6 KB (970,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Wizard Prog Installer

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:
SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 2:24:40 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 5:31:11 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121594553E4EF944946B1C22E6B51967A3E

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:BAgmKOsq+/4I9fh9lo4/oXWB+4WpCLYf4kPftv7aY5Bsx0a0:BLj/q+gI9fToX3iLA4qftDxta0

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/c?x=DRHNlXp0IhjgNpIJ0NOJudTRONmYt19XflARqm9QjL4=&c=OXgxAlHw4zGkIYkQfbfzs2X5jF4iF T0gaAKXUcQQfk1ThJ2WqT6AWxbpN2amwbiExEl6mispAt /.../404

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