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{blocked}.exe

NextInteractiveMedia

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application {blocked}.exe by NextInteractiveMedia 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address 106.145.96.66.static.eigbox.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

{blocked}.exe

Publisher:

NextInteractiveMedia (signed and verified)

MD5:

0c88c6a4d9cc78b1ade555c640e73957

SHA-1:

cf4fc3ee909b9971422ca710111b2480b59b569c

SHA-256:

ad7ac8e97f63d3dc65f607ad311dd67418c01f2924825f513ab7d9e95dafa00d

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:

4/26/2024 10:33:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.NextInteractiveMedia.R

14.3.29.10

File size:

581.4 KB (595,360 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

NextInteractiveMedia

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/13/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/14/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=NextInteractiveMedia, O=NextInteractiveMedia, STREET=12 rue d Oradour sur Glane, L=PARIS, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

7BE20DA80D4D2D5DC477076191A6D03A

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

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:3QFagl4ZjL++kpFDI+4hPBH1S4+gHRMEM9LCB9Gl/DN:3QFNC+fI+g1S4+gHOt9LCc/D

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8437

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 50.115.122.45.static.westdc.net (50.115.122.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 106.145.96.66.static.eigbox.net (66.96.145.106:80)

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