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skypesetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application skypesetup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Dova Network (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pcapps-place.com.
Publisher:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34216

MD5:
8230e9779f63a07a1b8f4bf1b0a654df

SHA-1:
2e23c908795af5fcc925e53b8ebfe5265792037a

SHA-256:
ac078d0e453d38976572e3b9378edeb87834893af3962ae3369289c9592c18fe

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 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:
11/30/2024 11:52:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.installCore.Installer (M)
16.7.4.21

File size:
800.6 KB (819,816 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34216

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\skypesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/29/2014 3:13:24 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2015 3:13:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EA6FC07B9DEE393ABBAEF1AA874D6483

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EHFTdGSdfMptz+IJnAl+fegpNiCqZ4dpCe:ElJBzIJnAl+fbu46e

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.pcapps-place.com/?dl=1&dr=cHaWck1zI3lwDSD0 T1z2dVl2kDzcj1QDyDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWcHim7dAWilam7dREhXs0vmAWASDChTMm7dlChV84AZMFAjnRNZnm7K2pDZ1fAjL4OZAFNzndAg==&campaignId=9jn0Aja0AZn0AZMq

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