yandexpacksetup.exe

Windows Installer XML

YANDEX LLC

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application yandexpacksetup.exe, “Software Installer” by YANDEX has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from cache-spb09.cdn.yandex.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by YANDEX LLC)

Product:
Windows Installer XML

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
3.0.5419.0

MD5:
c92f34e6bd782f61093fefbd0234560d

SHA-1:
0936e4f789eb232c3c21d44c493c1a84a88263a8

SHA-256:
3504383e6df062b8da7a3d4a31f2589cd2611134b2a077077b765b98de802125

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 9:23:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yandex.Pack.Installer.Meta (L)
16.4.19.14

File size:
3.2 MB (3,348,320 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.5419.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\yandexpacksetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/25/2015 2:44:52 PM

Valid to:
9/25/2017 2:44:52 PM

Subject:
E=pki@yandex-team.ru, CN=YANDEX LLC, O=YANDEX LLC, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, C=RU

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

Serial number:
11210FF6462B63D55AFBAA81F9C734A7AA94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2016 6:06:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:71+fwsDGYCNoRf7GuifTks8TlNQ6CR0+wMRJ7kkF5aTe/J:7FYNibksYZAb

Entry address:
0x13A7E

Entry point:
E8, 33, BF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 53, 43, 00, E8, 3C, 48, 00, 00, E8, EB, 38, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, C6, BE, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 0A, 83, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

The file yandexpacksetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://cache-spb09.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-novosibbln04.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-spb10.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-spb04.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-default04f.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-kiev01.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-minsk02.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-nnov01.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-nnov01.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-kiev03.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexSearch.exe

http://cache-khabrt03.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-ekt01.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-ektmts05.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-novosibirsk01.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-default02h.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

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