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Mefal

BeamPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application discord.exe, “Mefal Setup ” by BeamPlatform (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 www.applicationsdeliveryupdate.com.
Publisher:
BeamPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mefal

Description:
Mefal Setup

MD5:
f3ca3db388572946f8a96c3ffe1bee08

SHA-1:
82bf78bf68f7db496f89068e7c7865aab2d5bfd6

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:
1/13/2025 5:20:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.12.8

File size:
1.4 MB (1,478,152 bytes)

Product version:
2.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\discord.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BeamPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/16/2016 12:08:35 PM

Valid to:
5/23/2017 11:16:57 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121D8E01F3C9FE4D29F03B8E69514849785

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9882

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.applicationsdeliveryupdate.com/Q9GLq4rNN06PhPeyBaVssTDioBcpLtkOp84zdlwlVg tlUoAOZQKmp0X0zd8WybudMfHOmnabGpnJlg17msx33t T8VHa4AF153db_PBOvUuntiHJE6CTBS9mHNM3Ni40RwFYD5KVH5ycFbivnoCcOqK2NrxGMGs4OeCZcmoTKGkinDlbAnBGEVmsWZII aE1gIPZQIvqi23eY1zEY7Pdjzx2F1hbQeOMmZAw4HgXqbU1ub0zzEn4FvGjObM6aVdbJx_CvJPXxiQ iPxvpIfvlsaxZyRaLMfYmkBE9tW1pq3Rc8RS6dIotnTQHex zEo7n90Oq7Kig8hhk3UZtjWZcmcZ pEYtqV4u3ZkDLMITjj97aBWwTAgYUNn4yaZCRWfaB 5YdCF4M250Dn17aO1IgxHjxuJn9Luuw6CQNRhZYmFelG6bX0waNgEb9tf59SRnrcjhXfjQQ83gsiyC sVOICiL6mp R6Qv1KWnWguBYMvqh1AGoXuMuAav0Ht7yAM5Gf2oxKMKOb15tDwJqQ93cRqSzT0WFdRLpyaBFNs10POPaSWvgC5h_SoAlOE_JofhQZLJdhPYS yaZgyV62TOg1ybpGOQ==-G0oAAMS89fzdZpH27_NPNOoRsVG5wQF7GARpUaK7DR7D55TITpsRB4l6Qmfp1wNB7_2HJbiQaLrEhUSpru_GPxqDIZphzwA=

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