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msn-messenger_2011_setup.exe

Internext Media

The application msn-messenger_2011_setup.exe by Internext Media has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.findmysoft.com.
Publisher:
Internext Media  (signed and verified)

MD5:
73c7e01359e738c1ccb656115f23d260

SHA-1:
b706bae584e6d6a9d25539b745a13d636968de8a

SHA-256:
02d2dc08ea1e688a15649cd05011e6dd20009e17702fd56429931d9c3d1a11b2

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.

Analysis date:
11/17/2024 3:21:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.12.18

File size:
1 MB (1,087,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\msn-messenger_2011_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Internext Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Internext Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Internext Media, L=Iasi, S=Iasi, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5ECFD6732AA470D2C1BC7F0E7F057C71

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YP6x9/wrogp2O5sQzP/oo8BV5C8DTUAhaDQzlycFW+ztpkIrVYXNiyId9QAC1g8Z:NwZTb/o1GD2fjhPrVyXn9gI

Entry address:
0xC1ADC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 28, 1A, 41, 00, E8, 3F, E6, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 10, 40, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, D4, 36, 40, 00, E0, 36, 40, 00, E4, 36, 40, 00, E8, 36, 40, 00, DC, 36, 40, 00, 3C, 34, 40, 00, 58, 34, 40, 00, 94, 34, 40, 00, 07, 54, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, F4, 10, 40, 00, 07, 07, 54, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, E8, 10, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 06, 53, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, 00, 00, 14, 11, 40, 00, 0F, 0A, 49, 49, 6E, 74, 65, 72, 66, 61, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9967

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

The file msn-messenger_2011_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.findmysoft.com/.../fms_downloader.php?soft=0557b9cfeb8f41bf4c08aa381b63ffcb

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