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socialmediasetup.exe

Shefa Media Ltd

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application socialmediasetup.exe, “Premium Install ” by Shefa Media 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Install   (signed by Shefa Media Ltd)

Product:
Premium Install

Description:
Premium Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
fd26610951ea937c83b2329ea1c9309d

SHA-1:
8b1e8571dd3a6bdd5a90c141332d05ab2358c875

SHA-256:
5287daddfec529b63f551bb38e5ab6f64cb872e99f4c7b5f455938eb0b648f1a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/25/2024 4:57:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.2.17.9

File size:
397.5 KB (407,080 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\socialmediasetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shefa Media Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Shefa Media Ltd, O=Shefa Media Ltd, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02E262874B32070FF0C37F02FD9B63BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 12:00:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x17F33

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, A0, 7F, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, A4, 85, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Entropy:
5.8403

Code size:
171 KB (175,104 bytes)

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