gang_beasts.exe

Internet Lite

AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application gang_beasts.exe, “Internet Lite Setup ” by AgileMax (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.appscleanflash.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Lite

Description:
Internet Lite Setup

Version:
3.8.3.2

MD5:
1a19ee27a48da3d64aa7257cf25c19a3

SHA-1:
68d32c2175ef14b0fbbb0894fa1562545dba38c9

SHA-256:
1548337af4bdbceb58e8b267f94cad40a34dc4d683728b186b12079e99f0e197

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:
11/6/2024 6:26:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.25.9

File size:
923 KB (945,168 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.5

Copyright:
Internet

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}\gang_beasts.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:04:31 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 10:53:45 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112186313590F7C0AF7C143BC6BDE6200476

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vEcOfxKB7gaxw2hRHO1MLX77oXbtm7ewdzWmV+Us7:vLyKBMew2hRu1MLPV7eUQ

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.9370

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file gang_beasts.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 23 URLs.

http://www.appscleanflash.com/c?x=Xu7MAO3mSIQmN/Ehc1i1ILdxvJaf3mTwuSHi8l 0hv8=&c=nzE4WZbSsjAhKhiXo2R7/y9l3GiMlMbgWVDrGtd6xyZ4sEuA/fLs1E7wlQldipKJLI/.../EUl7LmxsrV iFmDNL9PRwo9MBdksBZrSZ&downloadAs=gang_beasts.exe&fallback_url=Fallback URL

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