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icreinstall_spotifysetup.exe

Application

Top Scale (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_spotifysetup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Top Scale (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.flashquickbinaries.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Soft Application   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
2.7.1.3

MD5:
f4c5df479db49a2c9bb3e2b9d56da41a

SHA-1:
6f21239ac258bafc7071e5fde0b424a801f60a41

SHA-256:
484efa92eea64c787cd538e35cc6c893319442f09f83f2ee58711a376e5d2a03

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:
11/24/2024 1:25:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.21.3

File size:
892.9 KB (914,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 6:01:05 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 6:01:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FF0C79830A7B12BE4E698038C29DAF9A

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:iZ9RhvuZjXSTNvJ5HXRlx0hBh8taNRpKZkR:iZBWxSThJZRlxezgaNP

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 icreinstall_spotifysetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x=WERxBSsLqPB8Q7oZnk8/QmwlTf1s8oF 2ZCZCIiOdTU=&c=gKFSQBdxZko374IZ rBtjgGvKr/qrFOke7QBXNIz8yl9306wMwXvZ4CEMlvCpZwMz3ODNGiFsfYmaTRvB0Y odPX WzKuT1lEz8MwKJYjTiDO/PtPoC8rDCY9I3S MSjN1ZyQmFEWV6TPBqc7QtMwA==&downloadAs=SpotifySetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/605/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

http://www.capitalmetafile.com/c?x=TwJ1mbX NgKhHfqBoC7m0l8oIyG/BrAVjINvqSxpaLY=&c=U7b 28GFaQwC5sBJmWIOenIWJOlm325L0G 7CJbSMOh9tkr5 e1uKnDawM/AUT6IHsVlPD1E1dSosC5fAp9/pTHijA0d7 niVe5AUMq UQ1/tcjAjl27v7k 9aE3SvGUcbCc9zPk3q joYvJNNtug==&downloadAs=SpotifySetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/605/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

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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