the_hours.exe

VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN

This is the setup program for CoolMirage, a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that display ads on the computer. The application the_hours.exe by VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadallhere.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ff56c509f7deffe9c91939f9ff87da78

SHA-1:
6fb4f640e31e6b3be5fbd3bd6d9fa98e6f363872

SHA-256:
02ddded9989c5353cdc6810bb21173c5f075fe3922afc712e196a32c11c97d00

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 4:43:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.196.174

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3256

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8319
9.0.1.0353

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.1ClickDownload.AJ
8.10901

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14380

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Yontoo
14.0.0.2775

McAfee
Artemis!FF56C509F7DE
5600.6912

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Yotoon.deckrr
0.28.6.64267

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VASSANAKONGSOONGNERN.J
14.12.19.2

Sophos
CoolMirage
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1218
7.2.353

VIPRE Antivirus
CoolMirage Ltd
35858

File size:
463.9 KB (475,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/5/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/6/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Phuket, S=Phuket, C=TH

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7E630B1125BFC2AAB3F8750B7348F18B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lFGCCJGxt/W0xPSQOOCqNHVzt6f3GvkeFe7hdXCnt:iRJGTLk5qJVhTvkes7hVe

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file the_hours.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

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