younow_downloader.exe

Nekapit

InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application younow_downloader.exe, “Nekapit Setup ” by InstallSpeedy (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.vaultsconceptsapps.com.
Publisher:
Kediko   (signed by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Nekapit

Description:
Nekapit Setup

MD5:
5fb513d8a80b3c159672f2488a629eeb

SHA-1:
de02cf518f5a28b3b4109308ad67ef74569441d3

SHA-256:
e73be6a6ee7220291d948bbf55ce6ddd48b95da57356e545485aee6a1ba889b1

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:
4/23/2024 5:47:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.10.2.1

File size:
944.5 KB (967,144 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 4:51:55 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 7:28:33 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112101BAD6EEF6078695CABA0F881367EBE8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EgvWrIQakhoRUcyainX35NmHExphfMXR4lTOtpsNQ:E8BQcRUcEX35Sis4er

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.9331

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.vaultsconceptsapps.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