mobogenie_setup_2.2.1_21.exe

NextInteractiveMedia

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mobogenie_setup_2.2.1_21.exe by NextInteractiveMedia has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.01net.com.
Publisher:
NextInteractiveMedia  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cb7305885ea95683901eb95678090235

SHA-1:
d00f66761ee145319c48ff86c93985ccb7a64278

SHA-256:
f17dfb5430063421a099bbe2ddca3072d9629652edf6ab8fdb0603429066a725

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
5/11/2024 1:59:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.143.18

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3479

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
18093

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0130

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BC (variant)
8.9670

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/10/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.5.10.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Malwarebytes
v2014.05.10.08

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140510

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NextInteractiveMedia.W
14.3.29.10

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28196

File size:
598.7 KB (613,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mobogenie_setup_2.2.1_21.exe

Digital Signature
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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VQFagg7lePHhxOnqtsqB8asBqttBD1jSaDy5cAjqy5jRC8vn+D78FOW:VQFNgoPzJpB8asYt9R92KEa8f+0

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file mobogenie_setup_2.2.1_21.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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