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Parsec Media S.L.

The application spotify.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Parsec Media S.L has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.parsecmediafiles.com.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Parsec Media S.L.)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
958d6424b244b5b7e9bf5b3ae584d629

SHA-1:
93c3da93ccb1dbe10eeb17270c3cc8a9f117f3a6

SHA-256:
0e7d8d15391cbb046d55bf399c69eeed11d8be1e80b7810463066154cf5fcdb7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 1:17:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.1.21.3

File size:
654.9 KB (670,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Parsec Media S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/10/2015 3:31:25 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 3:31:25 PM

Subject:
CN=Parsec Media S.L., O=Parsec Media S.L., S=BARCELONA, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121E7B0B9AC6719810F13594D385E6107B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 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:
7.8867

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.parsecmediafiles.com/c?x=EUtKKCYe7lCcYcNeNGm0LNaj1SpWQobhFk80EMYeUa4=&c=1gKRDFbIxcaaN oDsTw5s4/OJMTuw6PgILdYAFVQIjb41 actIb/gr6fopnpKgHNiMyeTuyXvQskqpRXmrbmgw==&downloadAs=Spotify.exe&fallback_url=http://.../rockybytes?rockybytes_id=234&brand=programwardrobe.com

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