halo4_game_downloader.exe

Nekapit

InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application halo4_game_downloader.exe, “Nekapit Setup ” by InstallSpeedy (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.vaultsconceptsapps.com.
Publisher:
Kediko   (signed by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Nekapit

Description:
Nekapit Setup

MD5:
ef6c358ca908d308f740627f09dd7145

SHA-1:
71eeb84ec2f8f4ebfc02a4d9861068f6ee7f0a9b

SHA-256:
617d6b6653108b48d69aafce6fc55ee063a1a9de28b0c3b43e138edbf26aca45

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:
4/26/2024 5:52:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.26.9

File size:
944.5 KB (967,144 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\halo4_game_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 6:51:55 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 9:28:33 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112101BAD6EEF6078695CABA0F881367EBE8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SgvWrIQakhoRUcyainX35NmHExphfMXR4lTOtpsNQ:S8BQcRUcEX35Sis4er

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9331

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file halo4_game_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.vaultsconceptsapps.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