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spark_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

New Monte Inc

The application spark_downloader.exe by New Monte Inc 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 SimpleFiles installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dd.simple-files.com.
Publisher:
New Monte Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 135, 1

MD5:
ab83b525845f192ab77bf222e5a66a13

SHA-1:
89228df8090033a6709eabbe7d7147486c6bf584

SHA-256:
66b9a6b54642c840b88e555cf37cfbc1591ec00a5368b391d095b8260b66abcb

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 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:
11/27/2024 2:47:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.NewMonte.Bundler (M)
16.4.10.4

File size:
3.2 MB (3,358,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New Monte Inc

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/2/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/6/2016 8:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=New Monte Inc, O=New Monte Inc, L=Mahe, S=Seychelles, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0EF12F8AD3F2DFB7CD5C8F46FEE59C5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/6/2014 6:42:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:z4PER/Ug+koOYqJ+2ziBGDtVpHlFOkpeFOZnbWLYXfKZgRFlCqHMhuDU93sp:z4PA/5YstLlCwW8NF3eeI3c

Entry address:
0x3BEDF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, F5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.7488

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
3.1 MB (3,215,360 bytes)

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

http://dd.simple-files.com/j5GWR2PCoh1yx/.../lyO4vZw=

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