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Hetu

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application openal32.exe, “Hetu Setup ” by Media Theory (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.megadlcenter.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Hoci   (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Hetu

Description:
Hetu Setup

Version:
5.5.2.3

MD5:
f8a7743f852398371611d173d1c89e10

SHA-1:
a56c114820f4ab9fb2485291b1d2531d67087993

SHA-256:
0bb32f5aeb933fca2a5b0139eb53c03d84c3169b30c3ee7c5f3e3839b9e89ec0

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:
11/5/2024 9:36:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.10.5

File size:
956 KB (978,936 bytes)

Product version:
4.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\openal32.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 11:38:51 AM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 7:37:49 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121D2E39D4EC3AFCCCD055C1E5FF64F2796

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DwI7SftwBhhzVSX1+oOV/ILU/nCygRs7s:cdfty1VmlXgwz

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 openal32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.megadlcenter.com/H8qZX2bLtKliALLewepqO6xxGKiIVW7YGXjjSVDWytQ7om8u_EmH475RdF8lKZklhTYmDMmsTuFJtUvwtTOHKbhnq5edecStF7LoTgo35zM9sF9BvSFkWimuDMTzKy5LSvsFgIz_CTjtPEznL9Lk sntQB3RzPOO opSQaCRronKujnvoS5xCSxA_dfeoIFFz5uxcV5W-G0wAAGRwXmuPM67SxUbYgAOnJNEAB7Tb2sATNd55 9l4niot0x0PBz377U5KwHiexTVyzzVuUIUVK5vcykZWXGTEy6Zta64lqwE=

http://fix4dll.com/.../dll.php?file=openal32.dll&md5=591E0C184BEAF7E7C56A05BEFFD5974D

http://www.megadlcenter.com/p9is4ZhJkfZSDvq ZTTkPDfaGj8jY1UKszefDeNH9o6EdG48sNUjABPdg0Jru51IFC1Oh55KedBBbEW8kvUcE5OrHCZm3M2eIRTr6aBvQtr5WO oAesj4tzDZYWUvAlrGErNa9O C Qvp43bff2dW3FOI5SqAQ9RJPzEVQ3nGqt4BopwE6IEUsChJwDdbXNWXOaMEJUW-G0wAAGRwXmuPM67SxUbYgAOnJNEAB7Tb2sATNd55 9l4niot0x0PBz377U5KwHiexTVyzzVuUIUVK5vcykZWXGTEy6Zta64lqwE=

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