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skypesetup.exe

Program Generic

Abcid Marketing Inc

The application skypesetup.exe, “Program Generic Setup ” by Abcid Marketing Inc has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.epiclabhosting.com.
Publisher:
Abcid Marketing Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program Generic

Description:
Program Generic Setup

MD5:
e0ae1d9bd8f9b45a677e35f0b0b9d793

SHA-1:
61ea68ea2862916b83a1183928ceffc97f9aba5e

SHA-256:
bfeb02f80ec34f4e2accfaddccfeff31a54151f1e445b0a1878120fe04b3ab8e

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 7:23:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.210.156

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15715

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DSE
21106

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11186

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.AUQZTP
15.7.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of install_flash_player_15.exe (Adware)
2015.7.15.12

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.195.14984

McAfee
Artemis!EFBF36F952C0
5600.6703

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AbcidMarketing
15.4.13.13

Sophos
Generic PUA BB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OAO15
7.2.196

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OAO15
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37628

File size:
718.2 KB (735,464 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Abcid Marketing Inc

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/18/2014 11:16:04 AM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 11:16:04 AM

Subject:
CN=Abcid Marketing Inc, O=Abcid Marketing Inc, L=Beaconsfield, S=Quebec, C=CA

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

Serial number:
1121F69CAA887562584EAAF849FB705C1EDC

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oVop/uTht/a3DUG98JSQ7TGEYnMVrms30298/10CJ6JaGiH7mEMHREW:oVoBuDi3D/Q7yEhIJ6JhibORB

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8671

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://cdn.epiclabhosting.com/?ic_user_id=9192

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