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messenger_setup.exe

AccuInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application messenger_setup.exe by AccuInstall has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
AccuInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
745a1e50f8158097ddf0c831b72ef1e1

SHA-1:
fc8bc513dde0c672bbbb9a69b82df2f9a9e68d2f

SHA-256:
7932972a61a715e9b323656b10b7128b608a9d3125eaebd97f8f104973acead5

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 4:26:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AccuInstall.P
14.12.30.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.26.3

File size:
593.7 KB (607,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AccuInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/6/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/6/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AccuInstall, O=AccuInstall, STREET=2360 Corporate Circle, STREET=Suite 400, L=Henderson, S=NV, PostalCode=89074, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C7A24A726209072AC474B795FA0984AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/4/2012 11:37:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GgY2jxIyxDlmrDNsUs4033NuTP7ItBlMNhmsV5LO5vt4PwhDxS0PwQuKx/FqhLv:GWuwY3onQVoiwzpOKxghL

Entry address:
0x1DFD20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EA, FF, C7, 87, 14, 3A, 16, 00, 88, F5, DF, 42, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8568

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
564 KB (577,536 bytes)

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