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Daho

SpeedyConnector (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application notepad++.exe, “Daho Setup ” by SpeedyConnector (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.currentapplicationsvault.com.
Publisher:
SpeedyConnector (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Daho

Description:
Daho Setup

MD5:
0d3d05b1df337f533c16e06603d8fda2

SHA-1:
1e7845e2cf6f62acafa080896067638087b80c80

SHA-256:
4cc535aaf3f42c3c4bd769bcc640b73d40f9ff5139478541ca5227c3f60a65a6

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:
5/17/2024 2:58:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.2

File size:
1013 KB (1,037,352 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\notepad%2b%2b.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SpeedyConnector (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:26:02 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 4:25:43 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121179E69998ACF51FCD44CB8E805F29ADE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KZGPjEpf/30tVfeWkOzL9c5Eiumqm4I7SqZiflPMg3:KZWYZPc/k+L9iElmpv7SqZi2Q

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:
7.9126

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.currentapplicationsvault.com/c?x=/ho/A1fdjMzqpDhUx0HGfNcevGxHhHWQgAZ0gxX0rxs=&c=xaamF9ehuGNAuApV5c6qMc9CeHfwy0QaFgPU1Ogq7/.../jyKvDimrVCiIxhz3Facca1iKru7DrVjDkhaMCBsdcKEew=&e=0&downloadAs=Notepad &fallback_url=Fallback URL

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