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open-hardware-monitor.exe

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SpeedyPrompt (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application open-hardware-monitor.exe, “Application Setup ” by SpeedyPrompt (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.
Publisher:
Internet application   (signed by SpeedyPrompt (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.3.3.7

MD5:
57c9f68667b9b56ddb62eb9db817df64

SHA-1:
ffad439e70fcc06c930dc140f253e5148b0bd7d9

SHA-256:
4d02a4845deb7418a89cc6f8dae0f9a5a7fa9fa9bf845e88dc292b3d6a5ab8ce

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/21/2024 11:35:42 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.2.4.18

File size:
915.8 KB (937,760 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

Copyright:
Software Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\open-hardware-monitor.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SpeedyPrompt (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/1/2015 5:18:59 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 5:18:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121B7D54FAD61F171E2DE67A2070558F9A3

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:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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