trove.exe

Kedug

SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application trove.exe, “Kedug Setup ” by SuperSetup (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.citytowerscurrent.com.
Publisher:
SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kedug

Description:
Kedug Setup

MD5:
ebb913aa37d1b6e985badae5b421dade

SHA-1:
b3f12cf3c3ad236ef97d7ec19d0aaa51e6ac37d4

SHA-256:
79caacf7bd35d66f8fa4fe141c9b48521fc5dcdeed83cb41eaadeec6a53b453a

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:
11/5/2024 2:49:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.12.17

File size:
1.2 MB (1,246,664 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Program Wizard Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 10:02:13 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2017 8:32:15 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112175ABD22CA9DB2F1A665A1DFE36D01DAF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.9842

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.citytowerscurrent.com/CSONW1E22Cyk9Qb LyKTHy4lTawH6lxxMHqbrMR_u WyCdvhV 8QkmYa947ZZkh5mBw1xTxFNml39pFOendMAvFgR_24vkEETnQaSNOnJEKlu7hIDZlks7Neh9Tz3WB3v9IXAohRsfsJ5f0igOVLASeQj0WdQXHXdzasj PNNaHj03B_imCNlM_4BJkQKmEbT ud3LEq1 EEplbn9O42pYDqaqFu2A==-Ow==

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