big_smo_hick_life_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

New Monte Inc

The application big_smo_hick_life_downloader.exe by New Monte Inc 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 SimpleFiles installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlr8847.simple-files.info.
Publisher:
New Monte Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 263, 1

MD5:
4939852957cc00b89c44e3b48e2560ea

SHA-1:
268e361b7205350a6966f885c6289b0e9e7f6123

SHA-256:
88d5d90f1f0221007ff9da9e78b929c57d519a0961d77d269240b10dce491a7f

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 2:07:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.NewMonte.Bundler (M)
16.6.30.14

File size:
3.7 MB (3,929,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/1/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/6/2016 4:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=New Monte Inc, O=New Monte Inc, L=Mahe, S=Seychelles, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0EF12F8AD3F2DFB7CD5C8F46FEE59C5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2014 4:34:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:wRkqJ7k90OgMGgZgShlYCMKbL5heF5shwqNi4ld5DJ6NQ:wRkqJI90/MGgZgS/btheHshwqNiMJ6NQ

Entry address:
0x43C13E

Entry point:
E8, 24, E1, 06, 00, 5D, C5, 0A, CD, 9D, A9, 07, 64, E7, 84, A1, C4, 4F, BA, 18, FC, 6F, 28, 33, 58, 21, CD, 88, E8, F4, 67, EA, EC, 46, F8, 09, 28, 38, 89, 6F, 6A, 5E, 69, BC, B9, B7, 1D, 0F, F9, 77, 8B, 41, A1, 96, 65, 6C, 21, D1, 2C, A3, C8, BC, 5F, 14, 25, F6, B4, A7, 4F, BF, C9, AD, E0, C1, 6A, AA, B5, B8, FE, 10, 83, 43, CF, D9, AB, 73, FA, 6F, 94, D4, 07, F6, AE, 7F, FD, F0, 41, A0, 69, 28, A2, C5, 60, 9B, 89, FA, 28, AA, 39, AF, 62, AD, C1, 66, EC, DF, 94, 80, 9E, C9, 8C, 42, 21, 95, B3, E9, 3D, 0A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9295  (probably packed)

Code size:
947.5 KB (970,240 bytes)

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

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