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darkwave-studio-5.5.7-setup.exe

Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application darkwave-studio-5.5.7-setup.exe by Setup Alpha ((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 d.computerbild.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aaf11e7adba000967d89bce14a39a0c0

SHA-1:
40c72a3b8c05a5445aa7b18fe697e1dd0f5bcb81

SHA-256:
9ba22dcc52a7a2c63df248b3b6eac14722d154b2629931dd73cdc8aef1015d72

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 11:06:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.9.28.13

File size:
2.9 MB (3,016,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\darkwave-studio-5.5.7-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/14/2016 6:00:32 PM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 1:42:13 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121BA855EED3CFF403D39EDCDA9844389DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/2/2016 5:20:02 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HO+657HQ8qovZ9ULh3xVXRk8hguGZdRZ6DvGs6nwn6YmogzMrQFW30dvu19KbLnO:HO+c7HQ8VvZid3xVBk8hgDZdRo6Rn7la

Entry address:
0x326F

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C7, 44, 24, 14, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, 07, 2E, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, BE, 80, 72, 40, 00, 56, E8, 83, 2D, 00, 00, 56, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, 8D, 74, 06, 01, 38, 1E, 75, EB, 6A, 0D, E8, DB, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, D4, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, 27, 7A, 00, FF, 15, 38, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 6C...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file darkwave-studio-5.5.7-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://d.computerbild.de/downloads/.../DarkWave-Studio-5.5.7-Setup.exe

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/-ahQshZSZnv4K6XKzdSj7ZhYM7aPgsvs7MTcOyQCtn9j43WCDevJiZujZr4TLfnhLMUc-FBFC1aNWoS3hcWgkMpkHsQVj6484N6Ik-ic1V32oNCNCE7iT0gf1xc5E6LC/IngaV3cRWP--pZ2CV0_LVAIX-4lujC38hh_lwIu19jCwfbvoEoHXhoS_eaaHg41aUUuxP1xiYW1KqIKm9_qKbPo5TaeapZzdKYh3tSXEGe524SWcF41btPqmLnoVx5t0/KkEkRDOPP_yR0cBR2HmAfPu-qGK9kLt76QMVqSxr94gl9Zxj3HZ8MDBRB0fqL9hhM_-C_8VVC21ebl7JPWR0AiNZFyiZ20nXsri9FWPE-tf4bDUHjQM6BjI_0p7SBuV-/.../

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/ZcoJaW-gR9LbtxG9tIJ4vGSIEyJPPHxsM9pH6lDGi9OwNT3O3OtPZRMTLcy_jXyrxsYIgM28qGmdMa8R6B7_hsSggnGSbbmLxeVHOCJwsftGyZ8DtBD32Lxfq6GsxzuE/eY8dJu_FakmMSBSHJOcihkXyVNaN0jm35fCWPAcPKoBSCZTSLkuvPKyP6PnPUUSVzQOSzdkb4VJX1vh4WjGy9sx2uYcNvgwzcT6LKtvIo9VfErwmGJ27aG-r0TgHyVMX/vIQw0FsfG5MlB5nHdktnFz-YJ6NkGFjDC1N45SVS2XRgLPSAtEZnLTltUJGvjP3BzpUEZNc3BaCKcY1hRVv3FjeI_2_fCEUdDYRVkmnhUwHfBXjjdpUy4hvhUaYwof8e/.../

https://dw3.uptodown.com/dwn/WW_Z2tNi8xxxw1j82tAxjgLtzIKIH3n7TzjczP9SRyWkJJN5ge2yBrOe7M08pcyu3ll-eYH9HTvsLDNkbu77IzQ2Wi7eIqAPoLQ1-dRaNlOMGk6yV9lDIXvwNU6HXPPu/gdY_CKeamgTYpdtIYG_HazoYM711HN8ExZGZkEp6ttr46QK41sXPKpuSxM-1-gDAAVWtvxsg6cBKtcG2TrweDN1xVEFxY0zNSWS0dUqZOJfLJ4WeZGarHe4TlI_2vAaL/63DjzlzX2Qj2c2vxT5_im9RKLNJ6LJVnQ3vhmVgqoDaELIEtmAtIApuDnorCe883YWIrQmHxNczD9CBvQ99zOyuWpunC5sK9G7dn76W5qPBjNENmVsuh1aXhdxrCwbuT/.../darkwave-studio-5-5-7.exe

http://r2.computerbild.de/exec/r2r.pl?m=w-cobi;u=http://d.computerbild.de/downloads/.../DarkWave-Studio-5.5.7-Setup.exe

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/Cym0FUKCFhaAlGlWrxz_yVmEZzMw0pZJC5u2wZXZyuzfUTHrUb15uxAH8mguKyN_N308ZG9h6295V6Mqj1231PR2qs2WvX-EJRMTUvZEv7ApJ9T3R9zTsNc0Z3w68gyt/zxh5gjxI9KbCdMP4pDuVMUZHWWxexESbjZ2N2l8CBeq88L8Km6vUJ3NmOjTacWmYUKIC30bd-iHeil4P3nQCbLdU0K-SHX8EpnMss--8OYfwg70KuWRHp9pySZz9rKsk/fQ8yMna16GrfVVrO1n-AtIInMOutFEZxqZ7WcPCZmwFrYF3IpJzVrfoQZG0AZ9_Qo-1X3jfsaSlDZ3ghP9SQpTs2nLf1hY74TkjdNaKisJ0fRRiBsJNujMLKOB20wBMt/.../

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/5aLRD_8dmfkmEgCPXle0wn_OtQQHFuxG8JdRreMQSS_mPRfmF6qAnxS0aFPc5RrVur4v0TVApxJ81aLJW12Sw57Pn6uzW5Fj8JJvD1emsK3spGjLOs5_GhKQ4HlxeDQG/8UnVb2Y9I-4rS59FXVabHC-rbfQ83d7xtZyvdu7_vQTB3rEQfbnm3HhwLznTowWU76d4sUWwpgFeE9N4I7z9d1-Bq_Wqc-keSRXyohnG52m4KcK2Af5uXXqdLw6uLL85/Vn2Qa7fotuYt4xkEd63U97sMR7wO-SXokRqY3wLF_BMGYu51_90I9y1FsEhDguIyJlHqaUULcFcW_LXYOSnZS4rMP-30uN5ZPciZxqGrNLhF5PFlWD0ZU7aE0Ywp3czL/.../

http://soft.mydiv.net/win/dlfilefc031_312913/.../DarkWave-Studio-5.5.7-Setup.exe

http://www.experimentalscene.com/.../DarkWave-Studio-5.5.4-Setup.exe

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=11313

http://www.experimentalscene.com/.../DarkWave-Studio-5.5.7-Setup.exe

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