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Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application internet explorer setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Funnel (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:
Generic installer   (signed by Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.3.1.7

MD5:
44a7788d005740cd76c2219c1361411d

SHA-1:
fa6f5f1c26378931adc63f736f4b2367d466e194

SHA-256:
86649e9902be6219a623c5b090d4b44f3b5d72270eaae79b8fbd3268a84b8ab9

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:
1/9/2025 5:47:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.20.8

File size:
962.1 KB (985,224 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\internet explorer setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2015 9:05:08 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 9:05:08 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E192A11C95AAEEB64ABF0A45A725DEA8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7NxpIJFozfhCRmTNgk490fK0qIUt0/Sg5yGBFvg0JbnH7OyA3QX/:7NEozHTNg1nzmMKFvg0JDCXO

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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Entropy:
7.9295

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file internet explorer setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.packageworldtowers.com/c?x=UQ1q5AB6Yw1DeO0tks1tbXx8Mp3g4dmxrd4DS8l39lw=&c=qiwfS4PbjQCoJxjjL7B4/XFj2XjxR6SinWet2rsusSfiDeRXwBrnG9TdcaxZWqBK9OVPXen6m56/.../C5wr9ZQo5TDkIoVpeUZCU0fq9vhjiLfpC6 3viol5DuWi4b96BMaPxwlpihlzF4xg==&downloadAs=Internet Explorer Setup.exe

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