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skype.exe.exe

Safe Download Gtl

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.exe by Safe Download Gtl 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadsable.com.
Publisher:
Safe Download Gtl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bb8ce1c9df7a4154c7b6c18fe9227174

SHA-1:
d0c3fc9519ce4204dffa4f7c6d9db4f933922426

SHA-256:
fa79144c04bd1dcf3e7d6a381fc415155fd5b8d5d601cc694c145049ffb1ea07

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 5:23:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.SafeDownloadGtl.Bundler (M)
16.3.8.14

File size:
597.7 KB (612,056 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.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Download Gtl

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Download Gtl, O=Safe Download Gtl, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
3CB6DF080CD583AA42E01F64DEBD3C29

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xDUIFBBuJ8Phz0u9IMA71gpEIrUZmmws5lKXX0pbgpkJvA:xDtfIuPhguin72rImm/Uegp4Y

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9454

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadsable.com/download/340/.../

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