yahoo messenger setup.exe

Internet program

Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application yahoo messenger setup.exe, “Internet program Setup ” by Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria) 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 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 www.vaultsfilespackage.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Web Program   (signed by Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Internet program

Description:
Internet program Setup

Version:
4.3.5.8

MD5:
787c3b2ac2edfe81c7007a757ab4e2f2

SHA-1:
98d0e104fe7d1f6bd42405199864c41600ff1b47

SHA-256:
70fd7e4bb175baf8ebad9db16378ddaa38933c414132b5d75fa69f248786d9dc

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 2:24:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.31.22

File size:
943.7 KB (966,376 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Application Web installer

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}\yahoo messenger setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:25:15 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 3:10:29 AM

Subject:
CN=Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121703663FFB88F568A112BD801328BD38D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:i5PtGKT3T947xcWA3V9qAS98gFN4fDjibF1vS:idlTa9hAl9pSbF48

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:
7.9273

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file yahoo messenger setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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