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circumstance.exe

MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC

The application circumstance.exe by MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES 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 Midia Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from loadfor.me.
Publisher:
MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
127dfca37a70a571dc1b26f376c5c420

SHA-1:
e865992138c23715016a050ac064a95166978984

SHA-256:
3193f88be246cb842169b2b993365252e46172b9429f432d3f5307a3f5230a9f

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:
11/23/2024 4:01:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Midia Technologies (M)
16.7.22.23

File size:
50.1 KB (51,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\circumstance.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2015 11:57:38 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2015 3:45:06 PM

Subject:
CN=MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, O=MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00C2C5FB4AC1D88D43

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:TQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJ15nlB12AkVhpc2BaVcrRI5:TQIURTXJ15lXwVhC2AVmI5

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://loadfor.me/ids/.../Circumstance.exe

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