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Skype.exe

Skype

IDC Ventures LLC

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager 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 IDC Ventures 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.program-assist.com.
Publisher:
idcventures  (signed by IDC Ventures LLC)

Product:
Skype

Version:
3.0.0.89

MD5:
a531049118e9375e13ce983310126c13

SHA-1:
894b6e97cb202478f960b781ed745d25f4601bb5

SHA-256:
7fb3ae3de2429ed7cfb132d0c8655f54cafe9a06cbed2a3b4e1963a975fe9841

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 10:50:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.24.1

File size:
956.6 KB (979,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.89

Copyright:
(c) idcventures

Original file name:
Skype.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IDC Ventures LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/26/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/25/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IDC Ventures LLC, O=IDC Ventures LLC, L=Vermilion, S=Ohio, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
57A88D08BD785CCB956355DFF2389330

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/29/2015 1:23:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YVetBSDjPm7k23RjXi7ySiznUNHPTbfeGSu85rYPRPuWUgV:FaDjPmISXx+vn5SuPFuK

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0409

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://download.program-assist.com/v2/click/18a7551f/?d=http://www.installer-assist.com/download/SkypeSetup.exe&key=5b8e2efa78fefa60583e5c023e83dddb7f953efb483efe8317d3d8273ce502bf&sid=uk-Skype&uid=uk-Skype&affiliate_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../social-skype-box-blue-icon_i.png&product_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../social-skype-box-blue-icon_p.png&n=Skype&filename=Skype

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