d3dx9_39.exe

Hetu

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application d3dx9_39.exe, “Hetu Setup ” by Media Theory (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 file has been seen being downloaded from fix4dll.com.
Publisher:
Hoci   (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Hetu

Description:
Hetu Setup

Version:
5.5.2.3

MD5:
6e221facd4d6bf24a86bf7a6ee5b7c52

SHA-1:
d327ceb293c56b4c6172367e430136ee15d88f2f

SHA-256:
10bda4cc5b93c90e4625505e8f273e9f1dcaf7e7eba1dfd57658d2f2ffab7ab7

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:
12/26/2024 5:20:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.8.18

File size:
956 KB (978,936 bytes)

Product version:
4.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\d3dx9_39.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 5:38:51 PM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 2:37:49 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121D2E39D4EC3AFCCCD055C1E5FF64F2796

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:swI7SftwBhhzVSX1+oOV/ILU/nCygRs7s:Ddfty1VmlXgwz

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)

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