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sopcast.exe

Mindad media Ltd.

The application sopcast.exe by Mindad 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.file2desktop.com.
Publisher:
Mindad media Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
96f0e62fee6d94ab147cefa31891d31b

SHA-1:
250c21500b501c5bcd2e518c5b1211e3daa3b977

SHA-256:
9017d5db417e501a0022afa730d178ced0ed220bbe0ec762f17e0ab276bb7d76

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.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:31:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MindAd (M)
17.3.5.16

File size:
976.8 KB (1,000,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindad media Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/5/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Mindad media Ltd., O=Mindad media Ltd., STREET=hamenofim 9, STREET=herzeliya, L=herzeliya, S=herzeliya, PostalCode=46725, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0E7140EE5347CFF2FBDBE59A34386099

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.file2desktop.com/.../GetMA?p=1184&l=2217&n=1&productname=Sopcast&clickid=ams1CIjn94WGooCmIhACGM-7id7zgrm7DCIPMTA1LjE1OC4xNzkuMTQ3KAEw97iYnQU.&filename=Sopcast&d=15570

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