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Paco

Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application gang-beasts.exe, “Paco Setup ” by Opti-Connector (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.centersharenew.com.
Publisher:
Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Paco

Description:
Paco Setup

Version:
1.7.2.4

MD5:
e6b21b98d09e97667739ff9511ef7617

SHA-1:
5d0413b11fb74e5346b535a5823d678a50bdb564

SHA-256:
52947bf726a06fdb253c53cda91e4bb50e5b9887cb3898e7ad5086236df24b4c

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 10:48:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.6.14

File size:
998 KB (1,021,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Installer web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\gang-beasts.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Opti-Connector (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/14/2016 5:17:28 PM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 1:58:45 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121514827CB46F6E7CA11FEEC66DEF15479

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

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 gang-beasts.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.centersharenew.com/c?x=9B7AUuzGG5jJyPk0rZ7VQPIuwlT/08bd3vJdQ2enoo8=&c=rtgAmIxdLbiQ6csfo/hLJaaHd0b8jEjAXw2R2wFgIIsKdL6MDm1wEFCxnQgEGEvXDTBZ5OUG5fUw9QYdUTXVRzSHdSPxnOIszAT1Gt0GvHx00dYppmqaomQe9joroAgV&fallback_url=https://secure.innodl.com/.../gang-beasts.exe

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