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starstax_0.71.exe

Pob

BeamPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application starstax_0.71.exe, “Pob Setup ” by BeamPlatform (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.funcentralnew.com.
Publisher:
BeamPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pob

Description:
Pob Setup

MD5:
05b7b915567f59ca76ca2a8fd5047f6e

SHA-1:
85dbb7fecb1f02da80305ca3bda81b5a53f2b100

SHA-256:
fe0e41412153fdb0700d4de266e97f4ea390cb8b7b6fc616e4216de46f9bef42

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:
1/13/2025 5:22:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.13.16

File size:
1.3 MB (1,389,968 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

Copyright:
Fast File

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\starstax_0.71.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BeamPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/16/2016 10:08:35 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2017 9:16:57 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121D8E01F3C9FE4D29F03B8E69514849785

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file starstax_0.71.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.funcentralnew.com/vkauiVowXzRk d63l0OFmwrkhxxMgvBS8Ti02T2VVCPG9Jws4OFFTlwMTPz6k6uY2oMIR97D8mOZjDYRhu92qGYlv 6HOW55S9V BtFBDKJt2tXf zMmGfLFpffVaWvX2DAiihje1b_z0AGMh7k0SvpiQjcHslYlh3d0XNvR934aR8W H2OY6JjctGQrbMNRvsyKOhsXdg6rVkuDCJ5MVhlY2ilT1LQ_c8CdPdnIrGtgxIAWgEA56Ya4ZfvFeEtj2qFsoPw56AzmUpPOJGZAUez56mfEMDTypd51jV9Sh0T1MbzOiQsCv9jxCTWpMnmdnXofjAgTbE42C7f4TZ3nO2NUII24jxZJ4HMv9vA2cvc24G9LZxqNPkDD 4KevfeyGWfPqriCiazg4gcka9qmcyW8mzlACUzHltD7lkGW1VMonp9ekxfEKyoIvlAXQ7tcRF tjEkq-GxQAAKRdxtretCCEFCKK5DqwG4Nvu_EA-e

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