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yahoo-messenger_setup.exe

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_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. 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 5718.dl.downloadian.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ff13a8cc3ab4d4217b6315aaea9eb571

SHA-1:
8b502a0bde249987bb2a673e73a11b47d7022a51

SHA-256:
b4e98f8117b8ff8097065d5c7a7238c764b098c3e33029bb157634155710a900

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 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:
11/5/2024 10:36:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3378

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ (variant)
8.10126

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.V
14.8.19.11

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10412

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31444

File size:
748.5 KB (766,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

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:P7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:P7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

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:
7.8881

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 URL.

http://5718.dl.downloadian.com/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/803/447/.../yahoo-messenger_setup.exe

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