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Hata

File Validated

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application showbox_downloader.exe, “Hata Setup ” by File Validated 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 InstallMetrix Software installer.
Publisher:
Nis   (signed by File Validated)

Product:
Hata

Description:
Hata Setup

MD5:
e6a927ce6d705bc4193286dab3d7adb4

SHA-1:
663259574c85a84983f642dcb26a9ee26a589e2d

SHA-256:
934e5ce8771f20acc5e2942bf4d26e7e26dbc1633c54173976d94057ccd8f8f9

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:
1/15/2025 2:39:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileVali.Installer (M)
16.3.16.19

File size:
1 MB (1,094,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Validated

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/2/2016 4:33:01 AM

Valid to:
2/2/2017 4:33:01 AM

Subject:
CN=File Validated, O=File Validated, L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

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

Serial number:
112127B04ABA745F034A3BB2B235BBD0A1E4

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:V4WAxCGMH40LR+AgKoyiXByynmCywV+/zhwbWDRxwAbNTg5:V4XCDe9Vhw93wVkxHB

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8769

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file showbox_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.megabinariesconcepts.com/c?x=J7VqLGJa5fmYi1yC1S80eOC KOQlonTsyesj1eJGw4M=&c=fryd4zc5eVXvfjQVFQlkNu30lHaVM8UDA0a JaiMPCg6H8JUiQHzCctFDe2e9C/hyiT7ytv8149RwKuyvxmw2g0IxD7aHJUU2VtXVWK50WMS6KK5hdnbOCUo Fc/NqTT&downloadAs=Showbox_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../IM_IN.html

http://www.megabinariesconcepts.com/c?x=7cB4 P2ON2jZ0Sh9DFHe 0Uc3y1U2UXubskQR9P6XXQ=&c=qCUer/kXFHL LF6k4 5LudTY6H oAw8JVUl9T6JY7lx9qBMsTjmj9FbcSD6csQR9tqVS1dWfItiq7/DGzzvxDtximGKkdsIozBCSXo6sEDeeHerSkEXu5bYfGTy zf7h&downloadAs=Showbox_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../IM_IN.html

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