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yahoo-messenger.exe

Internet Generic

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application yahoo-messenger.exe, “Internet Generic Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH 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 cdn.neronac.com.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Internet Generic

Description:
Internet Generic Setup

MD5:
e575227b1eae23720be609818b261561

SHA-1:
1470e6b513c8178a1fc37e4b5a7255c45ebc602c

SHA-256:
10dcb459ee6c5521ec5c07ef64b4e1c242b87fe88c01f9aafe62e5ef3931c52e

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:
11/23/2024 6:50:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.2.16

File size:
738.5 KB (756,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo-messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/8/2015 9:04:46 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2016 9:04:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

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

Serial number:
11217618A6D27021C8BBC3EBB3F9DA9194E8

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8889

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file yahoo-messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.neronac.com/c?x=q nUDDBgLAbu0 vmSgL1OIDoqLGBmTH3uVJypiR3Cpk=&c=Bv EN6p7WffrvfSEsxezlLhZu6vTrxxVqajFNBNLATX9D0szJrGRrO MFHtjAZMDGNHqqE4bcuSyMMXiTqQXEQ==&downloadAs=yahoo-messenger.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadserver40.com/softwares/.../saegr11us.exe

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