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MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.

The application updatechecker.exe, “web Setup ” by MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newcapitalcentral.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
program   (signed by MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.)

Product:
web

Description:
web Setup

MD5:
e2d54c17dc5472689c1dc18dfc45be12

SHA-1:
3517a2d74d6489c536c6db62de569167e75308fd

SHA-256:
10b36a857bd186a2a721be8bad36bf107831337d9049b77f82edc20f7407de13

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 7:19:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MICROMAXSTUDIO.Installer (M)
16.2.27.11

File size:
925.6 KB (947,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2015 11:11:38 AM

Valid to:
9/1/2016 11:11:38 AM

Subject:
CN="MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.", O="MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.", L=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
79A6DBFB5606456E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SPGpGzYF+yUzNMw8HvgNO6Fxh9kfioAqR8LmQc/JT7/GVOzqVXqKty86GzBL2HAI:SPG4FzyfPgNHTzq5+Ldc/l6qezF2Hx

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:
7.9348

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file updatechecker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.newcapitalcentral.com/c?x=jPaORkM98Rj5sKePSLMsgoEBxWvNG7tPSI3oeEgHWAY=&c=7/5bIY2 wH6WbuvtnKZpqXtXKODSLKEHvQWFHw9 L1LsNjlvWiPakgznk5v53xCKcV hs 84yBa 43seVClh4fQ5ei79yn1RDpKo9AaT3PpEP9Dij5HZ 3RoVsLvNGSp&fallback_url=http://res.nobistex.com/cache/upch/.../UpdateChecker.exe

http://www.hostingcurrentfarm.com/c?x=pWCT9LkZfId 3riq5YsiXal3WrhPPXkDF0fcN1MDSF0=&c=NIDoOaczvA7RE8iWyMxP7AtL DtMkdOb9APuJwJmILmcN1PhdpbFQksoBBs5fW2f9hvAzRYzYgROnukjU/mCMAbhXLgGUaM QzH1jjwc9aLuEvJT4EWh6IHEZqU8y698&fallback_url=http://res.nobistex.com/cache/upch/.../UpdateChecker.exe

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