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Lohefud

Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application installer - flvplayer4free.exe, “Lohefud Setup ” by Platform Astro (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filecontentbyte.com.
Publisher:
Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lohefud

Description:
Lohefud Setup

Version:
4.7.5.6

MD5:
31208685aa3ddf2e3c3015eab24e9328

SHA-1:
106052cfb0943c9c516ace5fb8844a17e24d63c0

SHA-256:
2309aa75674ac1e915c9afec24764e95774b386a89fc010c8916866fafdf2eb8

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:
5/18/2024 6:25:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.4.17

File size:
952.8 KB (975,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.5

Copyright:
Stub software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer - flvplayer4free.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 8:45:52 AM

Valid to:
6/26/2017 6:58:26 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121EA77C8900AA2069C83922AE16C1571D0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3diWvy646UQpJQpQuf/6Sc47rASrhg/EZRhi1Hl62C:3UB+JEzfyf47rASrxin6

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:
7.9353

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file installer - flvplayer4free.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filecontentbyte.com/oK72HmtzAUSLBjSrLOJ7Xs7sUR99XnqwzlVstz1dlQEavgJGJGRqBgH5bZtJnLMaxL IU5yzKMU5YXIrH0uKdi0AjOfXABMeHV8eX9EBmHrNR2HP6Ssirw9PY9wm5lMRWRSjGK7wfmGuGZoZhbbV3s8VoNkMrpHDfFwE1cGCzZEzvAx_TGd0Qnl1eHVBvbflhfGms 6FA3w69KlgXYpEb9KngalQLkEhd3a2Up07gdDU3joeuw0qe0WFhdwwz20g8vkXiO9R3qEIL3_UA3twykASOPxcWovclB7LXSFz mAvj3FkYT2dIdygoXwZ0xXFhoeIXf9itBFw3Ha56dPJD nz_NyzK0lQsibYGtCTDJQWwi3_5dqRotXdkT0vPfwNje59MspqpmwVxrvqTfTNItOlWc6ZCA==-GykAAAQccmhRyC0IToFDDtjfCgKOgo2x8zSokd Y8Zc9pebUKuZFAQ==

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