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skype.exe

Wizard

Volvan Premium SL

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application skype.exe by Volvan Premium SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Volvan Premium SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
59e058ea9dd20fef2379b8c55ebfd9c5

SHA-1:
0e5efba513d4e1ad8be4927ab935260111c6dc7a

SHA-256:
f2d180b64b14aa048030663d40c78e1263fffc020584b5c748d74881d5a8eff0

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.

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:
12/24/2024 3:17:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.10

File size:
1.1 MB (1,113,368 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volvan Premium SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/20/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Volvan Premium SL, O=Volvan Premium SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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:
248F413947247E20924C496ECEB61F8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2014 3:53:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, DC, 52, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 66, 65, 63, 73, 61, 73, 63, 62, 64, 77, 00, 50, 09, 77, B2, AB, 77, AC, 59, E2, F4, 98, EB, 17, 49, 81, C4, CA, 47, 15, B2, A5, 10, D1, BB, D2, E4, 5C, 66, DF, 05, 4E, 5D, C5, 91, F2, B6, 73, 74, 0A, 7A, 4A, 3E, 2D, 82, E8, 7A, 45, 03, 58, 8A, 79, 8B, 1F, A6, FC, A2, 8F, 59, 5C, B5, D8, E8, 53, B8, DF, FD, 99, 37, 0C, 74, 4E, 77, D8, 97, 2F, AB, E0, BB, D4, 3F, F7, 51, 9C, 25, 7F, A0, 15, 7D, 30, 6E, 59, CA, 3A...
 
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Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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