vdownloader_setup.exe

Mipose

Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application vdownloader_setup.exe, “Mipose Setup ” by Setup Alpha ((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.vaultbytehead.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cogen   (signed by Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Mipose

Description:
Mipose Setup

Version:
2.1.1.3

MD5:
c7507ac9bdc613a2632c6292140d61d6

SHA-1:
1048ee4e9515288f1c5e9866fe76673b733cbce8

SHA-256:
4b5d5e07370e654c0a581b4f9a5f251eb97854235d431cb4b96e8b044bd21355

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:
5/21/2024 4:14:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.5.23.5

File size:
1.2 MB (1,264,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 8:41:44 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 7:42:13 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11216F55CB04783E0F0E5AC4C45115E1BCCC

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:j0m24QxgbdipswP4mMKiIuk0kA32O4J/td7v6BTO:gbxKssfmMK1uI04F7v6By

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:
7.2989

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file vdownloader_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.vaultbytehead.com/c?x=SXBgnjLdXA/UR0YkoSMLPSM8EJ/BamZr96yuTst4A6M=&c=GVwJdfBu6J2SqEFMnc2Yv3PWTr8xW4n/fXWiH7wwhQ8TrXEON6ET9/vltqGldq0X6QLTr8phdgCeiqBwWorB9qEwpHbnmgYEA6MCjV3b6gRhYx/OFNhdfMJ8x/YG2sVr&downloadAs=VDownloader_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../?p=plus

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