» yahoo_messenger_setup.exe
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yahoo_messenger_setup.exe

Yahoo Messenger

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 yahoo_messenger_setup.exe, “Yahoo Messenger ” by Download Manager 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadtree.net.

File name:

Publisher:

NEW Download Manager Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Yahoo Messenger

Description:

Yahoo Messenger

Version:

2.0.59.0

MD5:

70d96932cbfdc133f44e048ae8bd2093

SHA-1:

e11d3ef1c409d3cb583087b95af898173a6e7446

SHA-256:

d77f46ca0d6a13c9b6e5be891480570c5718effbcad47957c7940d30b9508ff4

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

12/26/2024 1:18:35 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)

16.7.2.10

File size:

909.8 KB (931,680 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.59.0

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\yahoo_messenger_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/9/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/11/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, 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:

6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/22/2014 11:57:48 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:WC70G5seguPAIvosCHWiCxGRp2k+KQsMtn:WC7INBI8/sGNQsMR

Entry address:

0x29F2B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, D0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E3, 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:

7.8741

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

844 KB (864,256 bytes)

The file yahoo_messenger_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadtree.net/get/click/4rljqvl2/?d=http://software.downloadtree.net/YahooMessenger_US.exe&sid=Yahoo Messenger-US&uid=1872738&key=c9b92d86d48edc4f7502ef3238a5d7069eae2d48f219d26fe570f25f93a2c9fb&affiliate_image=&product_image=https://s3.amazonaws.com/evdlimages/.../product.png&n=Yahoo Messenger&filename=Yahoo_Messenger_Setup

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