radiohead-fake plastic tree.exe

SystemNode

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application radiohead-fake plastic tree.exe by New IT Limited 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc384.4shared.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 16, 0

MD5:
b3baf749556d089ee48feda0309b3327

SHA-1:
794139bf21547b15fdbc1fca8b7aae2c0c87053a

SHA-256:
c1c10e342829d906197018ac598a81974dfa0311264a6831f454b0c662482ec3

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:
11/27/2024 5:40:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.7.1.15

File size:
44 KB (45,056 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 16, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\radiohead-fake plastic tree.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 9:00:04 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 5:33:53 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
049768F7F19C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 1:44:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:ZsSjMdHBATUblrYp9vZ12Nn7gl5t4e63K:20MAQYp9x12NnMZ4e7

Entry address:
0x2BE9

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 30, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, 48, DC, B9, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 9C, 30, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 94, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, CD, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 43, E9, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 98, 30, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 0F, 84, B3, 00, 00, 00, 66, 39, 1D, C8, 90, 40, 00, 74, 0A, BE, C8, 90, 40, 00, E8, F2...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file radiohead-fake plastic tree.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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