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Application Internet

Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application setup.exe, “Application Internet Setup ” by Silver Setup (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.contenthostingsign.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application Internet

Description:
Application Internet Setup

Version:
1.1.3.6

MD5:
11f59807004c874d9380407db5d29a5f

SHA-1:
34e6e1f8aa67c708db5b0141a725a7543b93b99b

SHA-256:
29701c963594e31c84be6ee48169075be592f974b49af698841c45084ea4d3c1

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 6:42:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.9.15

File size:
941.4 KB (963,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.8

Copyright:
Software installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 8:34:48 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 12:57:01 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DDF3CFBD99D884DDB3ED223CAEDE3723

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VgqbCj63x0zTD+pSlHPMmDhlqsJyx82eckVQC:VgG3S7gSembD0xTkVQC

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 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.contenthostingsign.com/c?x=l844uOl74dNidaMZHjbkjHMjtD0kNc9ZbQ2ySDvZquw=&c=qVHEfr3Yj3twU/gxC6WefLYa33id0EFVcSRGS8lvGsTcUrtV7wI2zDGodj2dvEAXwlQApgADnTOv7xSzDaWmYaDKboxtERr2rdSATNHw6OzzJ23xoOYQellWEu8d11xQ&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.contenthostingsign.com/c?x=bJsLrkC6e5O7SCe39Tk48bNe4VvvpQBTOIWgQGF33o8=&c=CKeXT/f5S8RYpzSX2YN7pxpR7lT2QzIFcpFzC4/3VM543Fncrs0KI/NKjY X5TgWlR/Uem5/HkYmOpUqbgY7QoQ04NNDVZV S5KQZ3qU3H/Pc1Xdv9DJMEdG8wvhvHKOjcbkUR49aLC/E3KzuNpAhw==&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.contenthostingsign.com/c?x=akqiZpMCgghcnwpfyugQFnNojVgX0erf5VsSPXfwRDQ=&c=gqV3nu2KssfiJWLcxK9Jq8wb5lM h9QHGfthjkYHdg3ZhNiMl3Ls0 Yz7LrgiKhNj ToI9lUz/itd8eD8lQMSMQ15qodbKI0N/hkw12cvZ6MRDiDWsK71Zjqe Q9x7E4&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.towerclearvault.com/c?x=drqk5 Z4CkBp5YUrKnQVNEPG28FZAX3ozPOQmdS5bnc=&c=J1IJ906dQR/SNZGr2FZav8gko1QecR5kHlBuVOWoyuDxggnFbjFVvNeKskmro o1yV8a g7bTdoPKhhKLIzjp9wfQo/HxjZBzwLdqr3GS1QsuG3hWI7D/sTzecVcmHt0WVpP8xZgo3DvV7noyzTwQ==&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.contenthostingsign.com/c?x=336Ev59nQqXD5Ti3HvUWaqycfOmnIi9ovZ5gL U2ECU=&c=h7vTHINSntjzk7A3xyW8nECTjUiwSJnHGCbcjYBZ8JtVfEsoF8 hEYdbGKQoBX3nJ8R5x9WFE a6y uhdvh2vYWgyLNhxhLnNaxx7AKi6nsR7y11eDLxYZo1lONyEoQKQmMaho7AhZbXfIFL/C9DiQ==&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.universebulkbundles.com/c?x=L8vUbsq6fsfxYCL27SPUOTL3qUAhaRfKiDe6w5lkT/0=&c=k5hULTB31BV7HTu2St/v/nCmxRaGcNZtG5RLipR0GYpP6iyocVfPYo7qr86QwwSDw6Edx2v7pyHlXvp0jg6CXKFNFSHmW52xkSWG4u4CsXM8LTX dvbp/GX zTk3Z57BtJgmiF25MkGuRCWvsmVFAg==&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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