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windows-live-mail.exe

Generic Internet

Nextinteractive

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows-live-mail.exe, “Generic Internet Setup ” by Nextinteractive 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 cdn.telechargerv2filescentersfarms.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Nextinteractive)

Product:
Generic Internet

Description:
Generic Internet Setup

MD5:
0d79c77e4552516a0cee2aa195f88e66

SHA-1:
9b621dca4a67279bdd8e7876571bcb70b96b1dd8

SHA-256:
db0ab2319f259e13b6e0c6dca31b05276be1681a95c6fe4548144b3835b99d3d

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:
11/15/2024 10:35:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Nextinte.Installer (M)
16.4.29.13

File size:
785.6 KB (804,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.1

Copyright:
App

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}\windows-live-mail.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextinteractive

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/26/2015 4:26:19 PM

Valid to:
2/27/2016 4:26:19 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextinteractive, O=Nextinteractive, L=Paris, C=FR

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

Serial number:
11215751962DA8AB907610F3CB6A88D4205C

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:LYoGJap71ukzs5GJzhdfxWzNxYT/Lvn2sTRgjAUDqqqVuxklRD8fwT2+pHTEo:LYoAe1utkJzDZECTz1RgwoulRDG8NTd

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 windows-live-mail.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.telechargerv2filescentersfarms.com/c?x=cLUUclhsEH23z1hWiJND75u8UK/UPQi3wFGgnkR1D30=&c=8DnDudH6x8s83lGWWQ8Xrsnc9xrlPFqi87aUzoj3F6Exhr3sr7rkHVoeHP0pKVmC9tThkBDCRnGctiW97MvjAKcxlZs5scg7anT4funK3dgkS9A02SxY/pVwZQQfuD51/gjL2cVsstsERAJxAm98cQ==&fallback_url=http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/1/8/A187005F-3617-47DE-B383-862ACD1FFC46/.../wlsetup-web.exe&downloadAs=windows-live-mail.exe

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