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SkypeSetup-22863024.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-22863024.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 13 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:
3.0.0.61

MD5:
9ecf186d54034e22941437de19e8166f

SHA-1:
ed47f65ae7170b5ad888dc1107ea4ffaef3ea2d4

SHA-256:
500369f7b76e20df8e263b103248ff515a312574d7be61ca2144665f7502b4d2

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 12:51:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
6315000

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.1815

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
14.12.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2014.12.29.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
15.0.0.1089

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAssistant.T
14.12.29.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

File size:
783.7 KB (802,536 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.61

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
SkypeSetup-22863024.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\skypesetup-22863024.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:
12/22/2014 12:20:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ONlLp1zdnY029Ve01uh1eWT8/0Ngani6aAKQZl3Mu65aSf8Pp43soJpYEUpObRDZ:SdcVe01ubfe0Mz8r65643soJpXDIi

Entry address:
0x4CC8F

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:
7.1124

The file SkypeSetup-22863024.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/e6dc1d04d2acffdfb67d11012a592a76-SkypeSetup.exe&key=cf6399efbc50f4aa7815ba2f97f07dfbbfd56e328b4ef5c706e498be360148d1&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=Skype&filename=SkypeSetup-22863024

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