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skypelauncher-setup.exe

Skype Launcher

Stefan Heinemann

The application skypelauncher-setup.exe, “Skype Launcher Setup ” by Stefan Heinemann has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.computers-bg.net.
Publisher:
binaerkombinat   (signed by Stefan Heinemann)

Product:
Skype Launcher

Description:
Skype Launcher Setup

Version:
1.6.4

MD5:
f9522ffcdf77c222c9fd384eabae4773

SHA-1:
f088240bfc40b482e60cbeacd6668b6646618459

SHA-256:
cc4f855da3ffe1375ba0a88f6a225179f85c39a8dc46733a224059f49cd4c7f5

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:58:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe
9.11285

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.3.11

File size:
1.1 MB (1,138,320 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.4

Copyright:
binaerkombinat

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skypelauncher-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Stefan Heinemann

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
5/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/18/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Stefan Heinemann, O=Stefan Heinemann, STREET=Gubitzstrasse 51, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10409, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
2E338F02E00B2480D033C37A7FF1869B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/17/2011 6:22:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8Mjhjp6T4XlO0vNGEHZLSTbl5ExhHyW5bHv:/6T4VbvNGEHZO/ShHyo7

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9161

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file skypelauncher-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.computers-bg.net/download/.../SkypeLaunchersetup1-6.exe

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