ulead-photo-explorer.exe

Application

Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application ulead-photo-explorer.exe, “Application Setup ” by Delta Mode (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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.purefoldercity.com.
Publisher:
Internet Software Program   (signed by Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
5.5.5.8

MD5:
cc219dc2edf3dc6cccf0bbfbe54f8eb4

SHA-1:
9ea09521de4e8e91db2033824d7f5779a0331939

SHA-256:
5f25cf925b1f7a3f40dedb44b7b97b775dacd6db65a3a75735a83878402ed346

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:
5/22/2024 1:22:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.7.25.18

File size:
985.8 KB (1,009,448 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\ulead-photo-explorer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/10/2015 11:41:11 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 11:41:11 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FC05E7F190060BBB1C537AEB499B4E03

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:dSA0TKvpD3fHlV6mUpwfC3GC1+NEFgc7VWU4gmmzl68JMGZV:dSPOVvlV9DdCFg2VCgmmzjJMGZ

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:
7.9276

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ulead-photo-explorer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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