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skype_setup.exe

Skype

Download Manager

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_setup.exe, “Skype ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
NEW Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Skype

Description:
Skype

Version:
2.0.59.0

MD5:
7aec006592d6208f9800f373a0d8ad7e

SHA-1:
01733ec1fad25ab3684504bc4951c585fd078378

SHA-256:
fc471198d2a6d709e0257891d4331a01b3432f984f543d15a1d935899bd3f527

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/26/2024 1:54:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
838

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.179.162

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1460

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5402
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-4f887ed2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.19.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.dedhdy
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.L
14.10.19.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141017

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.532
2.0.0.1959

File size:
909.8 KB (931,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.59.0

Copyright:
(c) NEW Download Manager Cert

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2014 8:57:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TC70G5seguPAIvosCHWiCxGRp2k+KQsMs9:TC7INBI8/sGNQsM+

Entry address:
0x29F2B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

The file skype_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files.downloadtree.net/get/click/fgpq5b9f/?d=http://software.downloadtree.net/SkypeSetup.exe&sid=Skype-UK&uid=1863649&key=1cdacdf7a4e7f4f0364c9bfae048c38b34dc07aaf3a654603a43dd980764ec97&affiliate_image=&product_image=https://s3.amazonaws.com/evdlimages/.../product.png&n=Skype&filename=Skype_Setup

http://everydownload.net/uk/skype-free/.../

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