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skype-13018-dp.exe

Installer Program

The application skype-13018-dp.exe, “Installer Program Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.grabbundlesapplication.com and multiple other hosts.
Product:
Installer Program

Description:
Installer Program Setup

MD5:
2a2a4b09c7a4f604492679658489dcca

SHA-1:
1c4756b83ed35d16ea02455e2511802ebdd5fdeb

SHA-256:
40d14b1a9037520c8c58ea5c3205ded58e492e80bb8492bb06239e872094ce43

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/25/2024 5:50:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADX.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.2.6.10

File size:
945.7 KB (968,391 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Lite web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\abc\skype-13018-dp.exe

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CFYEp+EdRjyvfsG+AMZgQO1tz18fG90OpGui5f+i8a53:CWxBfwPLOrL91GuiIQ

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file skype-13018-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.grabbundlesapplication.com/c?x=uxDxsi Xhdkvk/UD4 cvQOGfl5r7A2LaIYNQL ZkxeY=&c=vF/JgjgKWcAoq/g n3YteliXy83aKi/ 2zt231TlIzWDmZmYk47yL9 91ISKWS cMBNgegoFCSNx6NpRd4j10YTq9fppmP9qN0auagqQ03ZSfH6AAb5qd8pCeYlohPxA&fallback_url=http://download.skype.com/.../SkypeSetupFull.exe&downloadAs=Skype-13018-dp.exe

http://www.repositoryvaultsclear.com/c?x=27UhkElYPhz6T/D5GBbBJJgOPNar4UaYD/HJDDHBK 0=&c=Gw8a743hAeaiovgPPNNJDfEmHvUtTHQX9VYEr/kEOcwIVC8y8px8WbVOUJNOlLtvYi k/U9m44PHNE AotDRJLUTZ1b5xHmoiT40aM0C8Q3PTnUm6EpMDL4rTDIm743H&fallback_url=http://download.skype.com/.../SkypeSetupFull.exe&downloadAs=Skype-13018-dp.exe

http://www.grabbundlesapplication.com/c?x=M gwtgvHsfGea9mfGyHwojyFgKNfqNQQ4klDDCCdvT0=&c=jUn70JtNQ 3fmbrc/MFQFUiSke/zbm/H39OdS4ufpP71wiwxgeDUT3VSsu3uzQ3tqkgQ5GJSuQ7h9AXsT UiMonUp WHJiZ7/TXz62fX21AE5DRamoseC3jV7piJd37c&fallback_url=http://download.skype.com/.../SkypeSetupFull.exe&downloadAs=Skype-13018-dp.exe

http://www.bitsranchtag.com/c?x=rqNq1h09ZQSN0/EhvJ3U5tMP942vRWdL9GNMK2PV2R8=&c=K0QlCeOoAp72vnxWkFQuw1HbZq4jjZe7OFtP4pvGTMyYB3on7ja621jkAHKNtcZsLKfTeQG40AeJbTwaKgPgHPhwBqRmTSJRVj0zXxGR7h8ZmwUAqkY3tsEXM/dV9/cw&fallback_url=http://download.skype.com/.../SkypeSetupFull.exe&downloadAs=Skype-13018-dp.exe

http://www.downloadstowersupdate.com/c?x=YCdR0RtXhwdEOP9ejgfPmou6PwdHn6iKSJXWym z9MM=&c=bv8F29m41cBJIYv6qgxaQuPB 7vsQMVnJp3HYJLJdGXlKc5MtpCfpdCjQB7ezM7 qQ/LKKNEDDQ1RaSjFjiTxXJQbVjfuLHEfPNd7/UCRTOMWejc/cMhU5qe1C4SBhNN&fallback_url=http://download.skype.com/.../SkypeSetupFull.exe&downloadAs=Skype-13018-dp.exe

http://www.contentsendclean.com/c?x=iMdyJCXPY69Fp3p3ZyLF2uj2Po0kWIZgsG8iUYlJe6o=&c=pNw6nEdHCMUo0HD3NMP4xEQcKUXbWNvrNGWCeRFXLVTAYFLh/W BVY9FLQqBfw8NQGd13JKTuy8FL7iMv/QWs QQIngINI1w3fsYCOMXNSasEZrG7Y0DOtgVLyYxvmxV&fallback_url=http://download.skype.com/.../SkypeSetupFull.exe&downloadAs=Skype-13018-dp.exe

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