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Megacubo_Setup.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application Megacubo_Setup.exe by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 download1942.mediafire.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
37abff4fc2404b53a82b6e9fd0dc081c

SHA-1:
02b6d6dc4ca8c59fb102d86b735d62c6ec828b55

SHA-256:
4ba6444661fad6f15d65244d0043b034d056d0513c3ab7afe1f4203a60dfd580

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/30/2024 9:00:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.166.180

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14814

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19161

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ON potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/14/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_megacubo_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.28.23

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13014

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3409

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.STMSetup.O
14.8.14.6

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0721
7.2.226

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

File size:
759.2 KB (777,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YrvpuG2uO1bPfXBsuxUwdL0siQsZU/MD6J2AaEHdndg71WzuTHFZUbeuKlRLHS7a:YrvoGVofXBsuOw9iDyG6J2VEHdds1uu5

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:
7.8726

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file Megacubo_Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://download1942.mediafire.com/nqb56kyfocfg/.../megacubo_setup.exe

http://download2158.mediafire.com/i4j2k67b38pg/.../megacubo_setup.exe

http://download2158.mediafire.com/h7c5gc3y76tg/.../megacubo_setup.exe

http://download1942.mediafire.com/s2nutogd9big/.../megacubo_setup.exe

http://download2158.mediafire.com/buyp9ajfde0g/.../megacubo_setup.exe

http://cdn.wellbundlehouse.com/c?x=5xrk6YK5GBsxoz22mJewDe7xZNeklGnjqCCMeU9gfFY=&downloadAs=megacubo_setup_f.exe&c=Ffv2kN0shoCvrrRZRAbDccs0LLziBZFt4BDII0rka5phlQ7smniVOMc1Hr4EvU6GcdzavWfrkni ZsBeUB3bCA==

http://www.megacubo.net/.../?download

https://minilua-miniluacom.netdna-ssl.com/megacubo/.../?ver=10.9.1

http://icdn.megacubofiles.net/Megacubo_Setup.exe

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