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internet explorer setup.exe

Soft Installer Program

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application internet explorer setup.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
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:
d11f6a214a18209e19227b4c4a98fb95

SHA-1:
08aec1a339894d4f5edd5ef6282cf83090e3c858

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:
11/6/2024 10:22:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.23.15

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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\internet explorer setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 6:37:49 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 6:37:49 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fzUYA+88/qxmNIqyIHgVRP0zKfyxHQr98X:fzZANMgmuvIu8w

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 internet explorer setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

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http://www.dldeliverygrab.com/c?x=j3Gl2Lelhyxt9JbYoPLqujyuUiP 7sONyLAm pZyzLg=&c=6UAJoC9lDj6UNqpLw2DAxUocB6C/9fwSc4EaAK7iFeHvXXqL88NXclZ/5am2FVOcO1obhOBM/jqQDSIWa9hplIFn rFdkq 2kVk7eJqT3w1rJnxGsVFs22w00SkdNWx0/YlF8BFNfrRl47uykWoNrQ==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../internetexplorer.exe

http://www.contentpresentfactory.com/c?x=SHv8Q/AbNbbsLhsWLJEzscepQNITkPfdw5FmWb2j4Os=&c=cwNl/6kR/Ovdau WIQh3C3n9Yf4EJy0vCRaT85hyJoDE4PeAcYr5v6vdhC0fplbWhCwZTvTJLdjOkuvI0upYqq21ckNDC 2zglz88QirB aYT0z0e6uFH17J9LFQF8S7q4qyhDI5R83ywVtBsZZ/Ng==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../internetexplorer.exe

http://www.toursheartflash.com/c?x=6zA7PQdnhg9tl3z4pvrR wj81FG9YSVe7q5kL2w5BbM=&c=u9bNFNwzQrPSJiPQK5Pen45FkB1MvoqQlDcQkXrScx4kv lnp9io5gL pEonpvd2 slwY7b8251C2 3zm6t LLqrGYzaKT4SBteVHnsC8WAvHvfm9ztGWQD7HvBQxFRJCoIP0kciOb2PbqfBi3fbMw==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../internetexplorer.exe

http://www.signcleartowers.com/c?x=PMlQkN3iYM9tGMI3SLF6qZf7K8ek22TZg7d88PBR0Dc=&c=dS0m0xMTf0O6/SY84Dk6fIpTqzR PvMMeSfn2CGKGXnGf0nJrLNvz4V YRt83AD4e8tJcHvupQwSfRHgwr7MvWeQSS8tzmgCtVl0DyfbIu2WDkJylWH7y8CovkHT4dZr2Iqc6vZO9quNSFf9SVDtSw==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../internetexplorer.exe

http://www.signcleartowers.com/c?x=2 L1 af69XCEBRPovkusJq4EWw8 78RlVdFWxAiLCbs=&c=Y3Qnv3xSyl1gAcsQ9y8EVnSjFucwcmnu74 A1GRLF1QgHhZscVI0Qy3pNPL6G/oHMjrkWVdTaPTWRgoPjpR1Hkw4z5OTEoCf1p1B16tsSGlYIpKD 0YONS p5fsV JMGplQulSJKDLR94h2jfbcWXQ==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../internetexplorer.exe

http://www.megatourapplications.com/c?x=YWF0yvSocd Mb5fmn8Ct3jMTV1FOt6ba8d8H0wuxQeI=&c=qvD/nW0zvbItDcKWHYl28rpZvl1WWkrhMv92Fx6XfbrpB/Y6gtZBPxmJkbVP4J/n3cpqYsSr4OzOSBufpQMGQCBa9AFPtaKnz/hFEFXs76vviVlagFp60wpJS3ACh8geHlCH7TYBFZUzhAoD2wpZ7A==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../internetexplorer.exe

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