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facebookmessengersetup.exe

Facebook Messenger

Innovative Systems LLC

The application facebookmessengersetup.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 17 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. 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:
3e0fe49d3de3d21d9c2589ef78168f72

SHA-1:
f09f04765265885aa36c17f36bfb154d067c8260

SHA-256:
1638fd57182cdecf9812d8778895264b3c253ed93f675c00c8049d9cccbcdaf8

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/27/2024 5:52:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.01.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.202.118

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3029

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1583

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-803351
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0215

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
9.11034

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.8.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.08.03.04

McAfee
Artemis!3E0FE49D3DE3
5600.6685

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenCandy.dlsdxl
0.30.0.64448

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Installer (M)
15.8.3.4

Sophos
Generic PUA IK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.215

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33558

File size:
496.5 KB (508,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\facebookmessengersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
5/19/2013 4:52:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:bQi6/Dl6MAbofb73HipMTLF+lAlBhezKQYAH3hWFc59j+zQ/kXnAc3djYZXs+jPB:bQJl2kf/HFZ+lerxSXhWt8sX5daXrTgm

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:
7.8939

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.

http://facebook-messenger.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj 1RrjxCgghkkVxZmbzR1 xcteQv U8/zOh/jwnickFbk3kYqn PHWuyxdSMWmeXbDzCr50yb9q1sSfBgST9z3zT0z0smn80qHDpYDSkGgIq5M6kQAKFC/lXyx zcko ir5XWuYRrhVw4TrNjcNeu1rbFhTYuayFCZtc43EJxMonve1QXN3J9qpzLBgTSrv7A2a3u1nR5i5etD4Ni0Jzcr F silQ9DvNuo3wenNfcg1G/.../44JDnzR0kPnTWsyke3tPBaSv8V0qegvh1ewD0xyqa

http://facebook-messenger.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj uQbjxCggnkkU3LTPkEh74comb9bp0uHf1 2Jzz9oNL0XmaLn8NDC2wVRSIDfVWKn7SfxygeVyz4WXBgSb7XmpXxOl5yTklqiE7ZqNzzQe44c7wF9BXmTkU2pnn5oj/yC5UGGTUuMf2syiPTANev5rcUxQdOzlXTl1e8TcYEJ2nqqnGCAvaofw0OU3Bnux8VDLlu06Xc7oYsntZXNa1dPrTLpxzUJKttWozhutMP0g1W/zR4od8JLzFmvi8JuWkD52OOoXEMYvMjwps i1HxlnnB3z3d5OAXW4Uh/.../BtaAL2xyqa

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