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projectfreetvsetup.exe

Shefa Media Ltd

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application projectfreetvsetup.exe, “Premium Install ” by Shefa Media 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.8-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Install   (signed by Shefa Media Ltd)

Product:
Premium Install

Description:
Premium Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
74ad17dbcad75e504360891269d2b3b7

SHA-1:
29769f0b17dc3d3366570112076be8801fe11ffc

SHA-256:
46c8cbfe10acc4f02d4cce76afec77d9a6ab1743c4a58ea3da20139ee5a42269

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/25/2024 4:40:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.1.13.15

File size:
332.5 KB (340,520 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shefa Media Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Shefa Media Ltd, O=Shefa Media Ltd, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02E262874B32070FF0C37F02FD9B63BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2014 5:00:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x18863

Entry point:
E8, 17, A6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 8C, C6, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 8C, C6, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
5.9062

Code size:
185 KB (189,440 bytes)

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

http://secure.8-pn-installer.com/o/.../projectfreetvsetup.exe

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