facebookmessengersetup.exe

Facebook Messenger

Innovative Systems LLC

The application facebookmessengersetup.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from facebook-messenger.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Facebook Messenger

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
cdcf0ebd49eea8a332584381c0feca67

SHA-1:
58d15f95e7df3d880481bd6b2e1e808423770a9b

SHA-256:
81a0a51e7530d9b6e82211c1bd1dbd9342670ae55c9e0857f3c1b1372331bab0

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 9:19:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.176.148

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3319

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141017

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10512

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.10.17.10

McAfee
Artemis!CDCF0EBD49EE
5600.6975

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InnovativeSystems.W
14.10.17.10

File size:
496.5 KB (508,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ZQi6/DmrQdrdaZZKm8eT2iWnlJmMOaUIv2e9dY3c9eZNgjqN22t:ZQJmEdrLywnH2TeTYM0ZRtt

Entry address:
0x331F

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8940

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file facebookmessengersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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