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Bibado Investments S.L.

The application yahoo-multi-messenger-8.0.exe by Bibado Investments S.L 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 Bibado Downloader 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 installers.phpnuke.org.
Publisher:
Bibado Investments S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3f93d3148d31b41e5cbeb735cae092d4

SHA-1:
b83d35edd4c77522fadd025fe02b5ae724b136c6

SHA-256:
f2a5f8ff30ea5e0406d6e4579212bc4fe6f9f5facfd207767c81d58375bb928f

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 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:
2/25/2025 10:08:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.2.25.20

File size:
774.4 KB (792,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo-multi-messenger-8.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/9/2014 7:59:18 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2015 7:59:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Bibado Investments S.L., O=Bibado Investments S.L., L=Alcorcon, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121356A022645E721586B015F3424F3527E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8525

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file yahoo-multi-messenger-8.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://installers.phpnuke.org/?ic_user_id=9237

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