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FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application openoffice.exe by FlashFunnel (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 Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.towncurrentuniverse.com.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload  (signed by FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Installation Wizard

Version:
1.0.13.24053

MD5:
38c18131a53ac589c0497efecabdae12

SHA-1:
d992daaa42b528c7dcf11a4eef1a3476c8489b37

SHA-256:
cb00d4647ff4c9c4489afda14e2327d3f18c490a9fb9d4adaabe2d64f6f70191

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:
11/15/2024 2:39:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.16.9

File size:
1.3 MB (1,317,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.13.24053

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/16/2016 5:53:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2017 5:03:11 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121F8AB8657C7560B4A362EED0DA7D46562

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file openoffice.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.towncurrentuniverse.com/8LWBhjhOogKTRSLjrmXhcSmI7quZ1sPz7gX8hsSYDyBJpZRXP7M1DYYIHrZxURLFqc2fdgUILWwga5lLvGmMOFR2HvHVZCYhWfDjAMBuiremxE29M h7Mnh3P7WjRr1ez7EUcKQjdg SIembfe6VL7H_osfPsqXENLu_nI3ceMiQrBnUdar jh8EBEYn_ UC00KPpaVzKHaJ6w8VgsciKSkDvUH5tsjCUzXsNsfLZqHeWgw1V_BcrbrD fGDK3rD4A5UcEOJAUE6JOdpzReWJ17OJu65sB8wx9xEvwp hNEEcKjPz45IVJmudpqWSon4JbHcBI4hAsN zGAqgZiQD1TSr52bSh2Z_2F1B3VhNb2FWorKwzHoRmA OWPS7vPs7 GMDU1QCm k4Ojfz 7SwzcjycBoaoAo1c8mdKLamnJz8faJiHzZBXeDqLfPPoqa0GwiwCEUpFUYgjzS1XKkmytsLFH66uafeI VHUl0Uo JedmY7fqEsorWMYRk304wqYbLrTbPyTcIKwRhGQvDeGKFYzMfTpVaIIBn3QEzcVQpGtbWabCR7Ip7v3TWPXyZ7vUAeMDT P3hDehcDhJ45Gi_NXF17FAGBq7iCTZSRdnNNr6rHDTSKU8Xk_3aaNMGRte0pIcDPzVgscCge_XjCvXV4RM4jK9l0i8IP6fuIFvYlSHe7FsPw2mb5Fy5F8Ax53ZStpodPGX9kGQqYv2Cx8HhpBk jJ qn_EoPms6Vjal vfyP_T4RUIIDCHU_J1jVwnOCwBN289_E8kb69hMSXPp3JJBg==-GzIAAMQ2RzH5YjELVku6KsLKuhBDJpFIX9gG4saKIquReE8sXWUO213ByvgA

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