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skype.exe

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application skype.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.softm8.com.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
6b3fe0e09ecdc005a45c50baa91fa251

SHA-1:
0b74e7ccbd657a30db24d6667de1ffeb2a00493c

SHA-256:
21d5cd92bfab8bd3094dfdb4a086a4f686aa8044e045c4d4b9a21c6349859c0f

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:
12/23/2024 7:27:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD (M)
17.2.14.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/4/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG

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:
0EB840FECC84AE6DCA7A92109E2314ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2013 7:40:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x37C120

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 67, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, D9, FF, C7, 87, 2C, CC, 2E, 00, 72, 72, 72, 72, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
1 MB (1,097,728 bytes)

The file skype.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.softm8.com/skype.exe

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