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skype.exe

The executable skype.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from bestmighty.com.
MD5:
a5ea6eaf2bda625ae4522133ca7f8b9e

SHA-1:
c00d922f1f5b93a76eb696204abe21b8510f44dd

SHA-256:
271cf5fee076802ad0a88989cf1c424120f8b36315979623befa903624116f2f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 1:09:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.7.19.22

File size:
505.7 KB (517,887 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2015 6:36:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WzD5wEXEdUMtup6ozfHMOqhByKalPfH2iQ5L:WzdCd3tuZHMJE9fH2i6

Entry address:
0xB92C

Entry point:
E8, 57, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, 09, 42, 00, E8, 3E, 15, 00, 00, E8, 28, 4F, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EA, 4C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 85, 42, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

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

http://bestmighty.com/n/3.2.112/.../Skype.exe

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