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yahoo messenger setup.exe

Soft Installer Program

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application yahoo messenger setup.exe, “Soft Installer Program Setup ” by Media Theory (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.grabpresentapplication.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Installer Web   (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Soft Installer Program

Description:
Soft Installer Program Setup

Version:
2.6.5.3

MD5:
3e7a5781fcad6c6c1d1abc4caabf91a2

SHA-1:
fcea3a39a78d97f7392367c69dd6fb5c892dfdb5

SHA-256:
ef3ddbf0c0192401c1a30173779f87b9893d8b78f0669d8839bf01ad9fcec82f

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:
11/6/2024 10:38:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.26.14

File size:
959.7 KB (982,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo messenger setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 6:37:49 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 6:37:49 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA944A31E4793A274CC4ADECFF1E7349

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MzUYA+88/qxmNIqyIHgVRP0zKfyxHQr98X:MzZANMgmuvIu8w

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:
7.9334

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file yahoo messenger setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.grabpresentapplication.com/c?x=nn2K/cGPVl4SOz3u2QoiR7 2JEgpm4HlLdNgV8mI7vc=&c=NZDiGbZgOHiqoUtnHs9 C6VjAk9OjmDaGhfrEVZXxbKVkDyh2ydGKvBuEXl1TCoLr74INtwFlj/6H9VYKBVQhd6k7dy0qnUmhN1GnFWwZnrrfKil9hY5ShKtuc/5LfVYwZeYaG5oMwURxcGsOBAzVw==&downloadAs=Yahoo Messenger Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

http://www.megatourapplications.com/c?x=8rKJSthy0TFoyadtyyKTAsbY9NeJXAn9Ck aklDtfQY=&c=b40Wu1Cu/QEmt4B1DbyEym1dwHwt63hrhZUk4/9N2gnwhABThrFySjDQmONrFibBA7OEhS1fPON23qXN3dV6lvuuR4S HOJxW0 y6kE9gQB/GHaIw8k3/QVvfaU8gdcbo2bq0q741V 25WJjkqDrHg==&downloadAs=Yahoo Messenger Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

http://www.contentpresentfactory.com/c?x=AYloOV2oyI4AJBBiY9a qGBqFJiGMBDgrsdkkURrJwc=&c=2BUKpiUe//qnB3cQhoTf6dWxpxFpjsLSzkSeaT9Y060 CsLsInA/zTX39BbvUNA8UlPGkUHeUQNvKyhyIByYaE9v9PEGMC2TqQ6sdSv0iWHbgwRg6I/oW/ dTfhB/AgFNTRkVdBekrXuI8czdfDVjA==&downloadAs=Yahoo Messenger Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

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