skype.exe

installation process

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application skype.exe, “Installer Manager” by SETUPPROCESS 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Setup Process (r)  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Product:
installation process

Description:
Installer Manager

Version:
1.0.1.37

MD5:
ba9699df3f3355c1f1e83b0b32f6db21

SHA-1:
bfbe0ad79dd0e50c10e94715a0adbfd6c408ce8c

SHA-256:
71d6b069293510984eb6594ea603f3489b5f75c3f8c9cc6ab8a78df23df6a33d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
12/26/2024 8:21:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.10.3

File size:
200.4 KB (205,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.27

Copyright:
copyright © 2013

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/26/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 9:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2014 11:40:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2sBHN/vimy20jbxVDSYGWgAZxuDIn6kCr0w2je/KsFapo8DW3tUIxMHOh:LH1IFJVJGWjZgDIn6kCr0HpsFOoPjh

Entry address:
0x67117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

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

Remove skype.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security