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popcorntimesetup.exe

Installer Internet Software

Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application popcorntimesetup.exe, “Installer Internet Software Setup ” by Top Balance (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 top-greatapp.com.
Publisher:
Software program   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer Internet Software

Description:
Installer Internet Software Setup

Version:
4.8.2.0

MD5:
94749a388c68426c26c871d93bf3c620

SHA-1:
dcfd2e0db59c0b5c084a1a8c9a41f4ea9a129cf9

SHA-256:
63607f556d7a716ae0761e0949f1780abeadbfbf402b17af1d84e6bb9b295161

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:
11/23/2024 5:07:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.installCore.Installer (M)
16.6.30.0

File size:
697.6 KB (714,368 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 7:54:46 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 7:54:46 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112195E753935A102CF246567B961877F414

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:W81GGADlLPvYkdZqEGmX0olRjteRnQW/cPM25cDHD9PWsxtD3o6lVIC5iaElA:W81r2LPNlWRn1125mHD9P9TD3X48iar

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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Entropy:
7.8907

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://top-greatapp.com/?dl=1&pi=ATL4AziyATM3Ni==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=&dr=cHaWck1w 3sj 3vuUXxp KLm2r0Wc32lDXimc3aW7mcmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhL55vmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fOZgzNjC4AZCRvm5EIKiWXzMyNZCzNTAyNZa=&pd=2323Um2JDd8t2XsB d5CUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AziwAZiyAZMq

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