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googleearthsetup.exe

Internet installer

Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googleearthsetup.exe, “Internet installer Setup ” by Top Scale (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 download-for-u.org.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Internet installer

Description:
Internet installer Setup

Version:
2.6.3.3

MD5:
b4696752ed9f475f0019909d60e903d7

SHA-1:
2a85b390acbe88c14550889848697a13745b0c57

SHA-256:
a785b522ac340f82fb2a34d897eb402a252b3ea1d0d8785b479a6dfd4aeec6e9

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 9:50:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.5.4.2

File size:
684.7 KB (701,136 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.2

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}\googleearthsetup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 6:01:05 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 6:01:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FF0C79830A7B12BE4E698038C29DAF9A

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rr5p03RtYMtM0jVpm1z+cFAkKKZ1+nF+9eGEKXRX9yAELTL1U:rr5e3Ryt0jrmhtFA8D+c9eGEq7vELTK

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)

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

http://download-for-u.org/?dl=1&pi=ATi3AzC0OTg1Ai==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=c3aW7mcm2r0Wc32lDXimcHaWck1E dWE rLtDK5y2rgmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVzvmNjhLVTvmNBDz1lcyDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fNzCROZC4AZCRvm5EIKiWXzC1AZndNzAyNZa=&pd=2323UENJDEx37XvlUK2l2kFj d0=&campaignId=9jn0AzMFNZiyAZMq

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