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SuperMoca (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application hijackthissetup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by SuperMoca (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.presentflashlaboratory.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by SuperMoca (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
4.1.5.4

MD5:
ded731b6a92e997d2ef54b8fee5ab55e

SHA-1:
a03fd27f91ba347427c34e2794ad5bc471768433

SHA-256:
d66c754a249b9fc10035b0a31ca3cf5c4079e6e064298d01638eae58355af4c9

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:
11/6/2024 8:23:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.24.4

File size:
885.4 KB (906,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

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}\hijackthissetup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 10:18:05 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 10:24:07 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DDA99F01EE6D7FC1C948433B608BFC09

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:MQ8S0DAuzck3J7JJq0a7psH0iG65wvbF+alZgOF5u:M7VMul51O7psS65wjc2ZLu

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:
7.9361

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file hijackthissetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.presentflashlaboratory.com/c?x=DEWiHeoe1cwbzMoqYigXJ/3NSeIXCzL8qJo1bHc/SHE=&c=SxLBHfbJ1tgGN73apqiQ01Rh5xCpCB6OUe0KSCrf7oCPhkT8eBjt8PsGAcJdLgm07x6xppcHkZ3KaYxZDEainuy3StAxqjii8xBgqsxC7E7qmvG9Xwkx5xnLW2wtufJC&downloadAs=HijackThisSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1473/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.updatesoftwarelaboratory.com/c?x=8mu8M3gvb3zx5Wv/DeizIdRd0EkK0IQBSBmtYiEbQbA=&c=uj9P9e7Ir Zlcg BbxvYREaM706z4AdYsTRtL38WvJBJwLRCOEX2PuBaQBMDPjz6wj0VwnQl Bsve9j4E54AC9TtFEhj4K1WsMaEL2GIyZ5JWUHfxpiL7VuzRcqGlUoF&downloadAs=HijackThisSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1473/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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