samsung-kies.exe

NewDownInstaller

QUALITY SCORE SL

The application samsung-kies.exe by QUALITY SCORE SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.programas.cc and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
QUALITY SCORE SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
NewDownInstaller

Version:
1.0.14.0325

MD5:
b150458de09600929730ba13e4586f33

SHA-1:
704f2601a3d727eb503ae27e9d874b8b169afb64

SHA-256:
cc3131d227c1ed24ac47387e1c767b8f480a940383ed3c6c2969b2169291aa4a

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.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:32:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.QUALITYSCORESL.M
14.4.11.12

File size:
2.5 MB (2,630,848 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.14.0325

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
NewDownInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\samsung-kies.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=QUALITY SCORE SL, O=QUALITY SCORE SL, STREET=CALLE SERRANO 213, L=MADRID, S=MADRID, PostalCode=28016, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4AB0F061E1C305B4B31A8ACE3AEA2E01

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2014 9:01:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:2MbCIDIYvIpOZ4DOkpv9zqeEFf+ENvIpOrv5aWNtgHlDn3YQoKRcM5:fbvkwIcZOPlzqe++OIc755N2V5

Entry address:
0x26F34E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.4 MB (2,544,640 bytes)

The file samsung-kies.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://www.programas.cc/down.php?name=SWiSH-Max-4

http://www.zdescargas.com/down.php?name=Ares

http://www.programas.cc/down.php?name=aTube-Catcher-2012

http://www.programas.cc/down.php?name=Microsoft-Office-2010

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