» icreinstall_ares2.exe
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icreinstall_ares2.exe

Pep

SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_ares2.exe, “Pep Setup ” by SpeedyInstall (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 the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Fotecole (signed by SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:

Pep

Description:

Pep Setup

MD5:

af36bdb564db26949b53cb58d0f0e65e

SHA-1:

f28ecc7863453f9753b6f4c6c2f01a031477c99b

SHA-256:

19261e2d83516144cef0b0872532ae61e5ffbacf01fed7f0c8bd8142e407c161

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:

2/27/2025 1:59:22 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)

16.10.6.18

File size:

980.9 KB (1,004,440 bytes)

Product version:

1.8.9

Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_ares2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 2:29:11 PM

Valid to:

6/1/2016 5:08:50 PM

Subject:

CN=SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11215EB8F08AA45D81F2E6E2508B843425D4

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):

24576:JJjN8qkVyuh5uCDDxXmtezeGX6RPt5YQ4U8XnXsY:JhCqC4CDlXmtux6RV5YQ4l3X

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 executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to os.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

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