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sugar-sugar-the-archies.exe

Prog Application

PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application sugar-sugar-the-archies.exe, “Prog Application Setup ” by PlatformFlash (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from w1g3wp.getfileresource.me.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Prog Application

Description:
Prog Application Setup

MD5:
d4aead52aa4b3429ccb495951564074c

SHA-1:
d530ed0163617ab193b3fc905673bbe2095d3301

SHA-256:
1bb7be10558824028365d2608255be9927bae724bbe4fdc075b9196d6e119d55

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 9:25:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.3.20

File size:
910.7 KB (932,520 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

Copyright:
Web Installer Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\sugar-sugar-the-archies.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/8/2015 12:22:19 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2016 12:22:19 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121357A7164DABA36688AA6984704F1BE7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5l+n2a6UBKONsEUHVG6Qx5pZCSJ1N2PGeL2ADR1S8L:5s2ifmEUHVeFZCcKXqADzrL

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file sugar-sugar-the-archies.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://w1g3wp.getfileresource.me/ids/.../getFile?lnk=U3VnYXIgU3VnYXIgLSBUaGUgQXJjaGllc3xodHRwOi8vbXVzaWNhc3BhcmFiYWl4YXIxMC5jb20vYnVzY2EvLmh0bWw=&dec=1

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