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SkypeSetup-22729582.exe

Skype

Download Assistant

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 SkypeSetup-22729582.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 23 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:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Skype

Version:
3.0.0.60

MD5:
3229801b2c44e4a949184ccc75947e19

SHA-1:
e0e458c5b66cb2c26418d91d56afec8e08682257

SHA-256:
1548016ecf9f04fee07398c044429114023f91e966032ea747bf879443c762b9

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:47:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
678

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.03.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKE [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3156

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.440

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.34
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
8.15.03.29.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-29-03_1

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobereaderupdatesetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.3.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15417

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.03.29.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.264

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dljetu
0.30.8.659

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
11.20150703

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.29.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.1D1F
23.00.65.15327

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58326
2.0.0.2120

File size:
783.8 KB (802,576 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.60

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
SkypeSetup-22729582.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skypesetup-22729582.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2014 12:55:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1lr21xKpH69CnyeufYUKGD35mU80ZFlTC8uqzeseFF2wBM2Ap44lDz6kmoyUxyIM:1p2syeufYUbVhZnJGFk445zlBywnM

Entry address:
0x4CC9F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 00, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1230

The file SkypeSetup-22729582.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/f667464aa0f0f59fff8770b8bf2f0818-SkypeSetup.exe&key=12dce11d78575fdc6d3e6ec06923c9fd4131165171aa509a14121842415b3226&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=Skype&filename=SkypeSetup-22729582

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