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Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application setup.exe, “Cos Setup ” by Alpha 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.filesn42.com.
Publisher:
Tademobato   (signed by Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Cos

Description:
Cos Setup

Version:
1.6.2.8

MD5:
67f46c65c1175ecbb2a43ed70d49d596

SHA-1:
dd37b55bbfe9dcd7d6635c7482fd8ae625048d6f

SHA-256:
a54d26998bc6c57ffe72b50b492c22f44da4d593501d797e8c2f3ab3d111f8e2

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 '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:
12/26/2024 1:05:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.6.19

File size:
936.2 KB (958,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.2

Copyright:
Stub Application Fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/14/2016 12:42:12 PM

Valid to:
6/20/2017 4:30:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Alpha Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=Alpha 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:
1121CA3CC937380392A4260C535FA2D1F15E

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):
24576:7SSUllV7D3TURsjpjo5foOljWcTj4K3eQ5SuKRq7T2AW+YUUCN:7xAv4RYlo5XkCj4K3eQ5SuMq7E+3UCN

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.filesn42.com/c?x=xIpJVUE0456P5qF5UdaPYt4JnD5rVaqx0v0JUZqltPY=&c=9ILCPM09nXhxMHKqymWltSBiFghtPqq3sZEEmDqYShYBR6tDlnXA0AMH2cDq8sSRQsF0MNnEL4IR2ylKyYWoU 5MKMquPX5HgZ2uGPtuL0tMQNciK4LNg7Cc93lO5spV&fallback_url=172.17.0.1&downloadAs=Setup.exe

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