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Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application yahoo messenger.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Funnel (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.
Publisher:
Generic installer   (signed by Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.3.1.7

MD5:
171893874667d3bec3b6110cba6cb5ba

SHA-1:
ae46267868e845b9537aa72ca24b1f05bacbcf7d

SHA-256:
26121c272fc5cf08d185406411b5568e069e6881fd2d9ce384630f57215dfe0b

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:
11/23/2024 10:29:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.10.6.21

File size:
962.1 KB (985,224 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2015 9:05:08 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 9:05:08 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E192A11C95AAEEB64ABF0A45A725DEA8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4NxpIJFozfhCRmTNgk490fK0qIUt0/Sg5yGBFvg0JbnH7OyA3QX/:4NEozHTNg1nzmMKFvg0JDCXO

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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Entropy:
7.9295

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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