mendeley-desktop-1.11-win32.exe

Pamecokune

FlashSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application mendeley-desktop-1.11-win32.exe, “Pamecokune Setup ” by FlashSetup (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.bitssignsconcepts.com.
Publisher:
FlashSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pamecokune

Description:
Pamecokune Setup

Version:
1.5.5.7

MD5:
8d1f7a24ba2ac8509fd1d4bd19ed24f4

SHA-1:
38f1a01a71fe39fac3d214af8fa825b22eb76e78

SHA-256:
2dc212090e7443ed6a762c2cc794d704353cde9cc5938b1e7a579b5175f4755b

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:
4/30/2024 8:18:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.12.13.21

File size:
955.3 KB (978,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6

Copyright:
Application Stub File

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\mendeley-desktop-1.11-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:31:27 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 3:06:50 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FDED645F5771D0B9771141024E9B6BFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file mendeley-desktop-1.11-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bitssignsconcepts.com/c?x=lJRDdAmG39cveRma wvWTS3PrYADFkZPytBeam8NiII=&c=s3kDeIQngwqt3mOYtDaofew bZQtEKkCWg8Q1uOROvBicHx7ddRCLKMNIwQV4436phJA86H8uzkGdvO2mob8Zi13mqACgIkp1JtIFi56rCfyGSfJya1fMMwNGJwUxRit&downloadAs=Mendeley-Desktop-1.11-win32.exe&fallback_url=http://qpdownload.com/data/mendeley/.../Mendeley-Desktop-1.11-win32.exe

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