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Hokos

SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application setup.exe, “Hokos Setup ” by SpeedyMax (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.filesn42.com.
Publisher:
SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hokos

Description:
Hokos Setup

Version:
2.4.2.5

MD5:
19980195d3b58fe7fd79169bde5a75af

SHA-1:
e3f29b31af7f4e78f71e1e691e81a99040d3c847

SHA-256:
5592ae4b059e5704550973a3a272cffabb2c265fc1cabdb8456e9cfb51096936

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 1:30:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.10.18

File size:
928.6 KB (950,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.4

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:
SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 2:24:40 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 5:31:11 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121594553E4EF944946B1C22E6B51967A3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hiiBwtTO0ENeDQwxCQDgTFLV5Mty+TDMxj:wSwY0E81CmIjMtbUj

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.filesn42.com/c?x=OhD2gD6nbV4rx/.../Hm4vQQYLGUwBNxvib8SGbbDBE=&c=GVfgJs0TKBqvSUupKW8Dmg0fn4vyW9kQIfYeBBCKfZUyV48Pc Z5DN1bpx oQApzo9AEYU2eSHS0UvI30XEvooTs0D5DXuOCvFkjg SBdBuZ3i0 iceW5zK tdDUcIuH&fallback_url=172.17.0.1&downloadAs=Setup.exe

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