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skype.exe

File Setup LCC

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 File Setup LCC 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newclearchuckle.com.
Publisher:
File Setup LCC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72d6cbaa0616478daccd9f52b9093d8c

SHA-1:
c2ff449daf9155a5aa52ba090e6dbcdc2488c18f

SHA-256:
cb7b0e248e940a935c791a4fd3e5a30bb29b038cfa62317b6cff3ec023792322

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:
12/25/2024 3:58:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.15.13

File size:
555.7 KB (569,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Setup LCC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/14/2016 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Setup LCC, O=File Setup LCC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4FF15104B32B6269B6D5DA4DC0EE7E41

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2016 1:26:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 10, 7A, 5A, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 10, 3B, F6, 14, D7, E7, AA, 56, E0, 7E, 15, F3, 0D, 6B, 6F, 01, C9, EA, 77, FE, F6, 9E, 09, 85, 7E, 7E, D2, BE, 39, 90, 02, 64, 63, C9, A5, C8, 80, 20, A5, 61, 18, A4, 39, C2, 90, 55, B5, FB, D5, 61, D9, 47, 5C, 05, 66, 64, D5, 6F, 56, EA, 40, 2D, 79, 1C, BF, 07, EE, 38, F2, BF, BC, 5B, 9B, A4, 70, 47, D0, 03, 07, E3, 48, 1E, 55, 96, AD, 83, 17, 4E, C3, 3A, 56, 91, 2E...
 
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Entropy:
7.8487

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,088,000 bytes)

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

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=k7DwlOS/Fd7mu00cz/eUSJFzhaaYjtsSn02RkBPr1U0=&c=wUY2JC2cjji9KPu//tcfKpRKgC2FH0SBXVyj8UXnNlRSIxCn2XwvM6qkbvlytIvwcNMaU15dbHbEKW4wY kPcgcHibYPVjWyqrNmU8v2kwHfmQ16Xm1B1I1tYZrONwg0dVYMXgEIY/g98PIYIEbalg==&e=0&downloadAs=skype.exe&fallback_url=http://skype.en.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=skype

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