installer_directx_spanish.exe

Race

MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application installer_directx_spanish.exe, “Race Setup ” by MaxSpeedy (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.applicationheartbits.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nelola   (signed by MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Race

Description:
Race Setup

Version:
4.6.2.2

MD5:
98929d19ac336fb17e154e685a8d6090

SHA-1:
dc865d57f5f139cfff7a15ec7e0ebb7994afe887

SHA-256:
b4597712d3fd38a725b836454c199d2a18884e44e631ca89d853abd8bcdb9365

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 '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:
11/6/2024 7:44:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.7.5.19

File size:
1 MB (1,063,176 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_directx_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:48:08 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 4:58:16 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E3B958E0D3FCF0CA178C56C74D3BBA4B

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:/btZ5XjelBrOzI3lwPW9KjOnd0gwcOBci+71:/xjXyrOcVMAdWzBciU1

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.applicationheartbits.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