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skypesetup.exe

vId play

The application skypesetup.exe by vId play 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.file8desktop.com.
Publisher:
vId play  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3bc5fc3ea1c61f5cf06a06f671d73e4

SHA-1:
55bfa587ed84fcdf60bb02ee71a8f25d2663ea95

SHA-256:
5ca9fecdb22dfa2e61e5e3a33e6d072ff05e448c80b2b769076e9bf41b9a0180

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.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 11:32:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.9.1.21

File size:
582.1 KB (596,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
vId play

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/27/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=vId play, O=vId play, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7EBEFABABE4FF6ED9A2375F072C4A7DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e5xfoTqhek3+zRoh5Z8zA8dhY+WIfGObcwJP0cdDjY/XrM:eDDhRqRiozldWifGObc882T

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9705

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.file8desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=18044&d=24018&l=23220&n=1&productname=Download Manager&exeurl=http://download.skype.com/f91abd10a88c144359e4c598ef9928ca/partner/.../SkypeSetup.exe&dynamicname=Skype&S=os[Windows 7]__browser[Chrome]&d2=284729&filename=SkypeSetup

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