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Soft Installer Program

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application google chrome.exe, “Soft Installer Program 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Software Installer Web   (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Soft Installer Program

Description:
Soft Installer Program Setup

Version:
2.6.5.3

MD5:
c0b0ecf3edf5356040521f1d8e18d405

SHA-1:
2b7e4d339a2029fd5e7a80e703a1d1a4f33f773b

SHA-256:
02c7564e749443f0d4fa5a9e02ed539d54d6eee8b46fb1edd0eda18246859d67

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 10:37:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.25.11

File size:
959.7 KB (982,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 4:37:49 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 4:37:49 AM

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 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121BA944A31E4793A274CC4ADECFF1E7349

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KzUYA+88/qxmNIqyIHgVRP0zKfyxHQr98X:KzZANMgmuvIu8w

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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Entropy:
7.9334

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.bodyranchtag.com/c?x=4nJud03WPrBOMijaKHWzBPOs6OKTbnbCdba2NcCxvxU=&c=yKrM6dY wOb8XG wC0tgF1GDwP6 x3Bj6WQpYTcfd9hwG4IWec4GNdunvr0D9SU4Ult/.../x38087j6V pFO62w==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.tagsignsclear.com/c?x=mW4yuI0YMSkUqbDHIWcJ9rOxHY8R63K311AiX41qFzE=&c=kEjhkMsSE7iGwdOcAW5EhYnehqaQszkMFgo/.../DOYXhn3vvIUtJvHaIFB4i3hoEGVBChosw==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.grabpresentapplication.com/.../jbHAPAj8TMBvB01IV682JCsD1sdscK5QDgK0DxqPRHalPtfQGikgCwA1laiZrfCBiSaI5rS9FlyzEtlGmZ6ZgISo00hGkEOlAj649NyH MrQqEQSWuWSHPJC1J5U2tQ 54OXgIel5rLjyRNWsg==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.megatourapplications.com/c?x=aWZJOuFqH2dBDMBZtqUcUlF/S7byHZ1h6gf0sNO3DCM=&c=FPsx1CMS6T1x3lLWssLKIV1gTadWu3RLZBgyY3DFWT6vuxw3GMh20T31GM/.../p22lDKanzV6T4ouYgR6D76bQ0u 5CJ7YYtW8UIye hQ0q7nDn2dA et07RlxawHOrXgj5L6Q==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.grabpresentapplication.com/.../eVV2tI9Q4OiaO0es1YiYrI8DhwSiTVekgggZKrp1PJFcsfP8g==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.applicationstodayvault.com/.../YhX7F VSJuBY=&c= 2u1Mb0jbUH1g1uxfkmvL jAWPiUupHK0P5j65XBIjMm8EWVxFTaVRZunaYky2gRpaVnomPZUcealdoH8F9NKUzAPkrUopdljyIpVlddSingqSyiWRJ7ppNRpXfPbmFUrWtnLX3Huu3KEREO9WlMjQ==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.tagsignsclear.com/.../67eW6WsaI5bxL9A2Ds=&c=5pgQMTI2cCkHh79lLtaR7AdH13KRNjxA6anGA6BMU5yFm9C0ZvoqyJ8Bp1j56T8Tqx9CRFTqYFXniRmFUXEsIsjtVV3zl7AuibqTb70BEztii2Nv1C683EuurHdbqXveLSreogUMe6vH4ehKzrvBiw==&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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