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Hokos

SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application setup.exe, “Hokos Setup ” by SpeedyMax (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 ttb.thesoftwerup.com.
Publisher:
SpeedyMax (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hokos

Description:
Hokos Setup

Version:
2.4.2.5

MD5:
1bc4da608db948169b3d1ebcddc3941e

SHA-1:
5db2d84fafc7c480555f8551e5c2d8b229d782b1

SHA-256:
c22f6a04c4000235ebb3fcd05a7803d0e86e607dfab5cd9dd012c094d2404af3

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:
4/28/2024 11:31:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.16.0

File size:
928.6 KB (950,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 7:24:40 AM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 10:31:11 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121594553E4EF944946B1C22E6B51967A3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.9327

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://ttb.thesoftwerup.com/download/request/.../JXcs82nq?__tc=1464458869.008&lpsl=b25737bf4eb5da0a7a8fdf913c027384&expire=1464545011&ClickID=eyJpIjogIjE1MzE2NzFCLTFGMUEtNEI0Ni04MzQzLTVDRUQxMEI2NDlFMyJ9&s1=banner6054&fileName=Setup

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