setup.exe

Application

ConnectorBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application setup.exe, “Application Setup ” by ConnectorBeam (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.whitefolderscase.com.
Publisher:
Web Internet   (signed by ConnectorBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.1.3.5

MD5:
d939c611e69f4cd8c2b37e9d6ec2fc1d

SHA-1:
a79d97e5956f05dfbf62c27d40af5abe60e300e3

SHA-256:
4181cf81b96399e61a2190feee4ea186d7799931d67a09475350a8054e0ddf7f

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:
11/25/2024 1:57:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.5.3.21

File size:
907 KB (928,768 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.5

Copyright:
Software Installer web

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
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/22/2015 12:32:04 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2016 12:32:04 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121818F75453EECDF7EBF5B2D4A3AB5C189

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):
12288:ZqbipsAbd6ck0fAR2z4rS3E+1ZwmE/XORy3i2GJaiwfWzbNEvLtcWL6h9rGFlHLr:ZgieAA0qc3VPEo8CLwYbELtcWLeJkr

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 URL.

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