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HomepageFIX 2014

IN MEDIA KG

The application homepagefix_setup.exe, “HomepageFIX 2014 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 2014

Description:
HomepageFIX 2014 Setup

MD5:
4c8ecde7bff91af5dfdc9bfd0f20ea4c

SHA-1:
f27a4d6c74729838829c761673158b22c608b977

SHA-256:
96b1f9b02b5f42878609333316c8f9787aa2d25baf6981abb389f793dd299d0b

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:
11/30/2024 10:41:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.2.12.1

File size:
16.1 MB (16,898,064 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:
7/6/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/6/2014 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:
2931DA0C0AD0018FEC6500473D28D86C

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:
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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 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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