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pidgin-2.10.0.exe

Pidgin

The application pidgin-2.10.0.exe has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft 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 hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net and multiple other hosts.
Product:
Pidgin

Description:
Pidgin Installer

Version:
2.10.0

MD5:
3b0a1244d7009be313af7a7d6cd53f62

SHA-1:
01b17f4f6e0bb46135589b662b5a3069e2127a34

SHA-256:
af3b5bc8f23d543ff1a53dcb9ca4fd9c92becb68268f60168089598b583069fd

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:20:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Installer.L
14.5.13.3

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.24.3

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Inject.9365796
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
8.9 MB (9,365,796 bytes)

Product version:
2.10.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pidgin-2.10.0.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/2011 7:23:14 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.21

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:kRIh3P2S/+Oe1zcIR0EUt90ThfGuT8BTboKYEfAJw:kyZ2q+zSIlBHQBTbHAJw

Entry address:
0x4323

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 83, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 84, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 84, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 6B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 6B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 84, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file pidgin-2.10.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pidgin/Pidgin/.../pidgin-2.10.0.exe

http://superb-dca2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pidgin/Pidgin/.../pidgin-2.10.0.exe

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