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javasetup.exe

Fonikoladi

Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application javasetup.exe, “Fonikoladi Setup ” by Platform Astro (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 Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Fosulikeme   (signed by Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Fonikoladi

Description:
Fonikoladi Setup

Version:
1.6.3.3

MD5:
f9645e0b9e7b3e9997cb71dbf71fa4c9

SHA-1:
242798a6df90a30e3e0b9ef6a61bac7ba4c2addd

SHA-256:
1407debe72d52341682ff0ccb9f7740112b12b03e4731a2afa24a976cf02ce0c

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:
12/26/2024 12:46:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.8.20

File size:
955.7 KB (978,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Installer stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\javasetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 8:39:20 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 8:58:26 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112123D41CD57D4E0B4908E1954C38195BEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.9278

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file javasetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.towersshareflash.com/c?x=C/y7405kmBJmjq2PFr A32k H JAfmzK9n8aUqc2Jno=&c=C f/yfQzWKTqL70HmBGJknuBJdMsWzIPcgf9NuOHAjimaxOr3V8z05La5uCsgsEn3L7Z9xA6OzODfAiuxtBwNY3iigaCBsB4TjWufGlFPzt4r cXnwwCJZRZDIt8V2mq&fallback_url=http://.../jre-8u45-windows-i586.zip&downloadAs=JavaSetup.exe

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