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zipinstall.exe

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FlashPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application zipinstall.exe, “Program Setup ” by FlashPlatform (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.farmupdatefarm.com.
Publisher:
Application   (signed by FlashPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
2.2.1.6

MD5:
0584504016b6f67fc54f5947728c3175

SHA-1:
fd8b0d2653627fc59e44308e3984335e5ecb6590

SHA-256:
057da8043f28d3bfe347738b3bd6215764d30f3b81620c215cc16621f08f13ca

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:
12/28/2024 1:11:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.12.21.11

File size:
991.9 KB (1,015,680 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

Copyright:
Program Internet Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\zipinstall.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/26/2015 8:37:51 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 8:37:51 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112110CB9605D0BD92A18B9D5BD593E9D869

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.9256

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file zipinstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.farmupdatefarm.com/c?x=JyG3hZfno4k9bX3TgfCzQbwUH5xUhRJ/Z6bEA4PJqWg=&c=8u xD9RvGxljbG/xzuPBQyHYFddszwzSqgnla0q3zbCn0t1vfh0tpqGvMSpViUEXeGJnyIfdNdAoZ7S7SmfcHpKkeOqQOYv3raAUsSWQ1fsFKgnsc6Dup0In0y1wdQ4PerBQrBHVbypCktaNM/pIOQ==&downloadAs=zipinstall.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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