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skypesetup.exe

Skype

Download Manager

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.exe, “Skype ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 30 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 Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Skype

Description:
Skype

Version:
2.0.6.3

MD5:
103381002642a6baad608e2d0c6ed7ef

SHA-1:
f38d0b118e7df6652ccb3a370328783b02f10edd

SHA-256:
d769ec332b358f6be2709edfa988d4df46e7025c11ca388c9e0ec6639ae65ead

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
1/13/2025 1:30:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
5680384

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150413

AVG
BundleApp_r.J
2016.0.3141

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.515

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17825

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4952
9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8c0ea402
v6.4.7.1.166

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

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.15.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15567

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2200

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.04.13.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.309

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.donskc
0.30.10.952

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.873896
15.04.10.01

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.13.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15411

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
26712

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.219
2.0.0.2135

File size:
853.4 KB (873,896 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.3

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2014 7:49:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:r8IdW1fuTYrsxDuau+UqaeHLo9XHo9CSzCoQA/8pjHdGZy6:r8EmWT8sxyqPE949CSggK5w/

Entry address:
0x26D280

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8715

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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