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Hasodagake

Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application itunes-32.exe, “Hasodagake Setup ” by Alpha Setup (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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ranchsignbundle.com.
Publisher:
Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hasodagake

Description:
Hasodagake Setup

Version:
5.6.4.4

MD5:
b34ae911da7fb15cdf6fa5d977a38a60

SHA-1:
cab7f9bc47dbec4b8d3a625ed6b979ac1c95efbf

SHA-256:
6643e22b14b25bce687d5693336b17709a2ea4bd271b0e5c6276534b60b5421b

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:
1/12/2025 8:16:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.10.22

File size:
941.6 KB (964,240 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\itunes-32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/14/2016 9:42:12 AM

Valid to:
6/20/2017 2:30:00 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121CA3CC937380392A4260C535FA2D1F15E

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:rFniZe+x7xB92wOxDq1sDcmEwLNYTWGIWhxh9AvgHFS1MfC:rl4e+lvg9vomE6HGNGglyM6

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:
7.9292

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file itunes-32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/WVl6OTRQVTlYZVhvM2FXeE9ORnAxYnpVMFQzbFNOV2xaYUZOS2VuVkdXRFpaYm1wM2JsZHVWWEZMZFNVeVFrUnZXU1V6UkNaalBXSXdPSFpFVVZOUmVVdEZOVTFRZEd0RlVYRXlVRGxwWVRnMU1qUXhTbE5SVW1WQ1dHTm9RVmhGWmpCS09XeE9Sa2hPUjNjMFlXRndXa1JGVm1KS09FaHZUSFZVYTFBemFrZzFVRVJuWWtJd09YWnVhVFJMUzNwTFlYcG1aV3RrWlZKcGFtZFNSVUZYUW5scmRIZ2xNa0p5TmpsS1RGZFBhU1V5UmpjNVFUSlZNR3AyTkNabVlXeHNZbUZqYTE5MWNtdzlabWxzWlhwdmIyMXpMbU52YlNVeVJqUXdOQT09

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