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icreinstall_c.exe

Soft Installer Program

Media Theory (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_c.exe, “Soft Installer Program Setup ” by Media Theory (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bodyranchtag.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Software Installer Web   (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Soft Installer Program

Description:
Soft Installer Program Setup

Version:
2.6.5.3

MD5:
837694c7b5eb2ab620c6bda0dc21f858

SHA-1:
5c07d43847ab8487d8952c065f7c6290b75d9980

SHA-256:
534a65cb08cc92e6a10ab482a710a30e68bb6e137201daa31a8379dd748f5624

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/6/2024 10:23:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.26.4

File size:
959.7 KB (982,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 5:37:49 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 5:37:49 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA944A31E4793A274CC4ADECFF1E7349

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1zUYA+88/qxmNIqyIHgVRP0zKfyxHQr98X:1zZANMgmuvIu8w

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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Entropy:
7.9334

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.bodyranchtag.com/c?x=d9sjbqU0wfLKptNNhO46dOppoH4xj UOb4q IQ8GYlk=&c=SXCdALXIAHQOTh3HtXTj30z6LmQa5tdACcyqNeMsxLFxo2wTLcsvbmSm//8OUtuFf0hjBRlaq/XF0IuJVxG/qj7mCF9/lbj4u5B6MCdDnHHFF27ZWCztIP4b85qVkQpiWvzFv3rolC1g8ILKzQuGLQ==&downloadAs=Microsoft Silverlight Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.onlyfreedownloads.com/landing/bing3/.../download.php

http://www.megatourapplications.com/c?x=zxJmE1Go/Umibd2AllXODCtKATxn3M5CGXlMP0X4ZKI=&c=P7M9 dZCp6uFNJdLmlC/n87abqoXyZtgRz3RgpFmyN4bXlCF2FyR3zJKAFZx4tO50zLKCjWhUtMrhI6RxEDFOuW5BgD2XK9c2Wy4Ke93ubQaGJeCkKI7R138fHiEF7/XIQLiOdcd83JcAm0OsoXfxQ==&downloadAs=Microsoft Silverlight Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.onlyfreedownloads.com/landing/bing3/.../download.php

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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