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Kacop

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application setup.exe, “Kacop Setup ” by Media Theory (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.currentupdateconcepts.com.
Publisher:
Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kacop

Description:
Kacop Setup

MD5:
ed9f15692ee8e02ff1b80ccdd1ca5839

SHA-1:
c3c8676994b85604c45c0a06a097bf4ec9faad04

SHA-256:
777e0d7688b560945d6ab53e21ff39e8b9af62e24bd0e10c0852571ca4268602

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 5:47:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.12.5

File size:
1.2 MB (1,211,328 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.3

Copyright:
Fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 9:08:51 PM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 5:07:49 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121D2E39D4EC3AFCCCD055C1E5FF64F2796

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

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:
7.9787

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://www.currentupdateconcepts.com/SxhuMnSPaN0RTjh64o0UMd tNUnd0Ko3BBgOsCSQve7Vem9TmcmZQPPro0QEkN5SHKY6GQGN0_x7KUZgTRKfw9qExJJDSwrri3WHoGaxsl7a p y6LwAFDgLXZ8 wu7IiSOmH24eoLfvlDQkjvkF5Rt0FbnAy2S8t05iWY4FINLuRtDN2 YvGStK6CKKmbAz3d3J80c8-Gx0AAMRtbE7nNhxF0ghsQQqRZRa5caA3Jv6VN6s53Zw8AA==

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