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skype.exe

rUn appS foreVer LLd

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application skype.exe by rUn appS foreVer LLd 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer.
Publisher:
rUn appS foreVer LLd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1a21b21cd5c3a3cde18f3a552585b15b

SHA-1:
796e45a7da928b801bdecda26b450bc3f8dddfb4

SHA-256:
04adc84ba1fbe7a04bff38ccb983796d6dc9faad59dc92b0c86eb7d99e02c088

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:
12/4/2024 8:06:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.2.7.3

File size:
576.4 KB (590,272 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
rUn appS foreVer LLd

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/25/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=rUn appS foreVer LLd, O=rUn appS foreVer LLd, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6C1EE53C416E683728B3595FD28482FC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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