vdownloader_setup.exe

Hoc

FlashDelivery (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application vdownloader_setup.exe, “Hoc Setup ” by FlashDelivery (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.vaultbytehead.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:

Product:
Hoc

Description:
Hoc Setup

Version:
5.7.3.5

MD5:
8e535c41804cf43f15190db6c6d6679f

SHA-1:
eb8530452478552e4f9b8778ca7fc7cc6fcecaa8

SHA-256:
0ecd48978475e8e4eacc87516edc358d5bc9fe4280fc2a93994db33d374487fa

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:34:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.6.6.13

File size:
1.2 MB (1,264,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 1:14:48 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2017 11:47:33 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112107BDB832CA5BF7FCACBF752B12BBB5B7

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):
24576:0olb2sAg7GJiL06Z37+CTS9oQIe94cNC7kPxkV14vv:0kCEG80/87+1xmE

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file vdownloader_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 28 URLs.

http://www.vaultbytehead.com/c?x=fujW B3yFu9LoCOpyXt8/9FP5Xp73ZGEXVGGUqrUPoI=&c=kE0EimD0nEq/UJGQbPotDFANnYVs234Gjcz7LvBghP2QZ9bEkwSjr475STyEe SxONe3zk/TBCsiHgDMu6osO5t/kvLyRTyhEnNRSAjX3NLgBsh2/2EVwMMS/m5gEe58ks0yJY5ibm82plgoX6dcLdAPKjJX tGisbeHikMXVQY=&e=0&downloadAs=VDownloader_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../?p=plus

http://www.vaultbytehead.com/c?x=iiNteiCyLTDtnglsyZGib 4gTDIXXh/N3AiKQtP47bg=&c=0s8QQMV2kBsEynXmF77JUguFuufXfQmbkEGX0iPxjaC44byNfxNiba/fzk8hjPaaQ5UcJcTbF7bFsgLs01Y9HbD7K9efkj/wmG2Dkue3VYDPE mhrRMiWzzVfee 9 yzXSK60fCTBl7PLE0J3dxE5w==&e=0&downloadAs=VDownloader_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../?p=plus

http://www.vaultbytehead.com/c?x=TRDv66jjsOv0JzRJ qYL67O5fdGFKFnqUJpA3kCX O8=&c=IlYxUgKPulrOkNZrKQvQ9qIQkPdv54hqwjI0tsXUFXHnflcW4Ey7YLoKxrInYeUnzZn47a9TzIbEQOpFfGXZJs8jieEaLrHMK7wfoJcKm2zEiUYuLCYiUG0itu7dBd 7r/KltoqIME cQuBMYmxGag==&e=0&downloadAs=VDownloader_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../?p=plus

http://www.vaultbytehead.com/c?x=VeWbOV7IcEkE1T7ayl1SSUwTnUW3WKrSOE8ISz2JxhI=&c=aeVaJUE3T2IVtOaK mOw/.../huqMmmD4zcFk3rbsshett1EwrFOnHknfSi74mbhejLYA0FMMEyNc8qwADobuDTXzY5ueeyW6A=&e=0

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