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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. 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:
416740c02e5faa54a60feb1bd3fe23e3

SHA-1:
9cbc81be6130ff1b8bdf6c7c525c37a6b88bf80d

SHA-256:
72abf8d7e2de27f8a8cb13bba779bcab4149ffbe60453479533b8b5f5b7b316c

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:
11/16/2024 10:40:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.9.10

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\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):
24576:3gqbCj63x0zTD+pSlHPMmDhlqsJyx82eckVQC:3gG3S7gSembD0xTkVQC

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 2 URLs.

http://www.contenthostingsign.com/c?x=A1ilnxVhb5dT9XQvswV6th1VIQQlNynVMxqe3iKhuTs=&c=DAlSzReMlW/B5wrKF6FelUwkzNxncApP p6JF6bNwlkmkm6vCMaHXADuPLSS5c22wxvS sbzb411XuKBGn0lVUYdrQbP9L9s2hR01w6D5F02sw6OOi/AZ EN5KO/2pCbFNGL8dlHgQ4iAwQ ie7ChA==&downloadAs=SetUp.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.tourpackageshare.com/c?x=9aHMhD0FvR1Cfl25pNFGHo804yXtyABtqfkVROhCLGo=&c=OsQ2Xw0Z6nPl/bCS5zq/Mg/qcfgtiXeyA6pz1fiVgqbE59/914Xp jN1JoLfUjzy2QIyv2xpxYk0oQW6VLNAH6h0ktT27qlbGQsHYlZtpmeWJKltWvXS4dZmYJJb0siglshYMZsCfa dMUiavmIUtQ==&downloadAs=SetUp.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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