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yahoo_pidgin_setup.exe

Yahoo_Pidgin

Air Software

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_pidgin_setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Yahoo_Pidgin

Version:

1.0.2.0

MD5:

c6f84ea833fa4c09d635b4b6d819084f

SHA-1:

f15680e8e3d174a63ca9e55e675db000db4b41d6

SHA-256:

7431190d8bb06892a8618acc5a4a88d5204ad77dcf35bfb3579f60a5b83bf4d7

Scanner detections:

13 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

11/30/2024 7:51:31 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

464

Arcabit

Trojan.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.0.425

AVG

Win32/DH{gRKBE0GBDnx9ICVXY2RO}

2016.0.2942

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.1510

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

23042

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.202

9.0.1.0302

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-29-10_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.10.25

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Bundle

v2015.10.29.01

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

16.0.0.906

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.10.29.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.10.29.1

Sophos

AirInstaller (PUA)

4.98

File size:

177.1 KB (181,320 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.2.0

Original file name:

Launcher.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo_pidgin_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

6/26/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/26/2012 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, STREET=185-911 Yates St., STREET="Suite #327", L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8V4Y9, C=CA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00C3BFAFF5374660A208126E655CBD3E13

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/10/2012 10:09:33 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:ESIU9VYkCZo6B78uGdQK2XxXxvtWCWpl4JsiiG+zXjw10s4YvpSHH+9lCV2Py5M7:/9vCG6SuqR2vvtm4BiGQjwytqSHHywV8

Entry address:

0x7CB50

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, FA, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.8368

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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

http://assets.airinstaller.com/downloads/bundles/ads/.../Yahoo_Pidgin_setup.exe

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