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messengerdesktop.exe

Messenger for Desktop 2

MessengerforDesktop.com

The application messengerdesktop.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
MessengerforDesktop.com

Product:
Messenger for Desktop 2

Version:
4

MD5:
c1ebea70b2c1172ada6c3c33bad97eee

SHA-1:
9a41b03688f525b8598f157587725306ba821a18

SHA-256:
2a05073fe3f642569fcd59ff79106446982e7479f965b2af5efe26e8a52d9f73

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 11:21:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Gen.Generic
2016.05.12

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallMonster
14.0.0.223

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.05.12.08

Rising Antivirus
Malware.Undefined!8.C-3Wlnm8b8K3L (Cloud)
23.00.65.16510

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

File size:
420.9 KB (431,029 bytes)

Product version:
4

Copyright:
Messenger for Desktop

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hrpqktA2jX68NoNi+1WM1RuMFPnH3Xi0O1NFw+HFjsZ:hrpqaK8NoNi+1WM1RuMFPnH3JO1NFJla

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.1482

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file messengerdesktop.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WNoZ2imJ0=

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WNn52ikpg=

temp:MsgDesktop.exe

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WNp5ygl5s=

http://messenger-for-desktop.ru.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQpqKkmps=

http://m.en.softonic.com/app/messenger-for-desktop/windows/.../launch

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQpqKolJw=

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQp56jlZo=

http://messenger-for-desktop.bg.softonic.com/start-download/.../a5c71aaf71963ad46e06c55599eb1012

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQn5-gmJo=

http://messenger-for-desktop.th.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQpKKlmZw=

http://messenger-for-desktop.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQpZ-mkp0=

http://messenger-for-desktop.th.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fm6WQoqGokpc=

http://msg2.turbodisk.net/MsgDesktop.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/9a4/1b0/.../MessengerDesktop.exe

http://messenger-for-desktop.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/.../IVE1lItfXqonk54hDmPNRApjBLXHyLbGMV5ggXAAAP6zL48o LHUTQJe4ZwNs=

http://messenger-for-desktop.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/.../8akQfClqkNOGcTphSFGzpTkZ33G48=

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