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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:
f3136c6d15f549bea57de8896dbbd279

SHA-1:
de9de93216a390c33bb99ca0638fac0fc158752a

SHA-256:
a35bc865388f59c12b047f275316667177e569df43f54f49d16660302e81f096

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:
1/13/2025 8:57:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.2.27.15

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)

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 2:39:20 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 3:58:26 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 12:22:17 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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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.packagerepositorytours.com/c?x=AWjlFUfKvI1fk/igSthgfgCnqQi6qyWpt9ZRbk9ViYc=&c=YymtvW2Bw70KM8zztoPCLpgLrowq8BW9zxGxVCkOctB0HfthExcbNwq2vFdOKnvBLogyLJmDsDuPsJEhrUsE4WcSIMfKb8A4TqWvOcHkYM9kUU 53fhzeUod9to3KCXR&fallback_url=http://.../jre-8u45-windows-i586.zip&downloadAs=JavaSetup.exe

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