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mcpreinstall.exe

Shefa Media Ltd

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application mcpreinstall.exe, “Premium Install ” by Shefa Media 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Install   (signed by Shefa Media Ltd)

Product:
Premium Install

Description:
Premium Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dfc20f955fbf6f3e8b94adb508f073fa

SHA-1:
227314d4431c460a067245c30354d68f868ec47c

SHA-256:
999da183f9264f63724d5ff2496463276d925118d5a287fe482d2bff653d3681

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:43:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.2.11.2

File size:
2.1 MB (2,221,608 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mcpreinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shefa Media Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Shefa Media Ltd, O=Shefa Media Ltd, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02E262874B32070FF0C37F02FD9B63BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 10:59:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x4689F

Entry point:
E8, 40, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 0D, 69, 44, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, C7, 64, 02, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.9214

Code size:
455 KB (465,920 bytes)

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