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javasetup.exe

Fere

Amazing Software Products

The application javasetup.exe, “Fere Setup ” by Amazing Software Products has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.nowheadnow.com.
Publisher:
Amazing Software Products  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fere

Description:
Fere Setup

Version:
3.5.2.1

MD5:
174e32c96231db68be15edf1e7d88dd8

SHA-1:
acb604274cfceb4c8c99bd01cb3948907b046ed5

SHA-256:
1a52a9fdf68092fc583fb706d55364da2af891d0d2cef2bb52ccc0e809556a83

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:52:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.13.18

File size:
954.5 KB (977,448 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
File

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
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:
Amazing Software Products

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/21/2016 2:55:38 AM

Valid to:
4/21/2017 2:55:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Amazing Software Products, O=Amazing Software Products, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00B3238F64F3F894B9

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:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9336

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.nowheadnow.com/c?x=00ypWNo/V5cdMX1lvMmAMH4f3RgkeEl6/dSAQ3C9eh8=&c=y0jA5LrYBCpCKHdiRrREn1Z0ukIMr5qZmwbvTBKbTfGV5fYaeMbevN1yKbp6f2s6CkE34hcaVkPCyoebM2yTJzA 9xWRDmnx1CGF/adIgN0VRnKZ/0z4aZGGl3VKtPfG&fallback_url=http://.../jre-8u45-windows-i586.zip&downloadAs=JavaSetup.exe

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