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Pep

SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application install-openoffice-2.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Fotecole   (signed by SpeedyInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Pep

Description:
Pep Setup

MD5:
963de1bde54ad5b599e0dba3f928b578

SHA-1:
a5888e029955dee54c50aecb8aecfc9a89d673c8

SHA-256:
09d8b9d2b67ac132071b5e859e3aa1acff0acc4ecd198e1c5ff7c5f1a2679f0e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:30:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.21.1

File size:
980.9 KB (1,004,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.9

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install-openoffice-2.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:UJjN8qkVyuh5uCDDxXmtezeGX6RPt5YQ4U8XnXsY:UhCqC4CDlXmtux6RV5YQ4l3X

Entry address:
0xA5F8

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file install-openoffice-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

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http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=F3ZRSlMLXZr73UEHUqEUQ 0EIOQksPUZT0/ IUZ5TG4=&c=VSKfeTH7KeyHOLbNXC67T7Cqff6iA3u421q0/.../hrHmxNJdCy bRbQ1cyfi6ri0JkvCt3F2MvU0hcVTIzyYZYO3eZ07NSjclM8fe7JyaitidfsphK&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/.../7OK&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=F/.../&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

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