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HomepageFIX 2015

IN MEDIA KG

The application homepagefix_setup.exe, “HomepageFIX 2015 Setup ” by IN MEDIA KG has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mediakg.net.
Publisher:
IN MEDIA KG   (signed by IN MEDIA KG)

Product:
HomepageFIX 2015

Description:
HomepageFIX 2015 Setup

MD5:
8f04369fb6494ab3a970f397b00f75e0

SHA-1:
4d97c5a2a6e80ad57f6b1f9ada29a27294a1e625

SHA-256:
eb1cfee2159a8346459934edcfa35e38f61bf1dc9feb0ebefb9e9c5b4279c249

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 6:39:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.23.1

File size:
19 MB (19,910,384 bytes)

Product version:
Aktuelle Version

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\homepagefix_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IN MEDIA KG

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/5/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IN MEDIA KG, OU=Softwareentwicklung, O=IN MEDIA KG, L=Sonthofen, S=Bayern, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5330521ADEF5A25507A5C574FA5517DF

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 homepagefix_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.mediakg.net/.../homepagefix_setup.exe

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