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spark_minidownloader.exe

Hamonog

FlashSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application spark_minidownloader.exe, “Hamonog Setup ” by FlashSetup (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.presentcapitalquick.com.
Publisher:
Piruriponi   (signed by FlashSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Hamonog

Description:
Hamonog Setup

MD5:
771775de479dedcb2f06ef7bdfc73059

SHA-1:
7199826fa5636f241e8eedc158993552e1ed9f34

SHA-256:
f2a12321547df31a2b4673438c20ff8a06aa2276fd7ace0fe29c2ef07fd50d7c

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 11:36:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.11.14.4

File size:
1007.2 KB (1,031,360 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Internet installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\spark_minidownloader.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:31:27 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 11:06:50 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FDED645F5771D0B9771141024E9B6BFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BWWp+ArJI68hN70VWgUxYhJ/n3zhKkOZHAlfkV4:BvcAz+J4VUOhJfzhKkrcV

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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Entropy:
7.9129

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.presentcapitalquick.com/c?x=R0RPXkBPg42euTfYfh/00a5DcnoDxfJOnkrAThERN2g=&c=5iDPByzst5xHVfWKn3ZLK1IR3cBIffucUk5QEwq5sQepueJUEVTSwJY5G1JevTqledqjdMwyiWFZ7WC24XuWBUVrfucLoJA1BqOrSrQtTmGWN XgIDXhI4uUz4SMtIwI&downloadAs=Spark_MiniDownloader.exe&fallback_url=http://qpdownload.com/data/baidu-browser/.../Spark_MiniDownloader.exe

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