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 self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from cache-kiev09.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:
a6f1fd2a4b7151897f3881c5c96dbdd2

SHA-1:
6bfcf7d0d99807af0a9fd4b3e9984c7aff157132

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:50:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yandex.Pack.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.14.18

File size:
3.2 MB (3,364,672 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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\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 5:06:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:u1+xwyU4A91Y3f+AU9wbq+0eTWKSlMMp+w5snJ7kka62Te/Q:uOI9H+0NzZ2G

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 31 URLs.

http://cache-kiev09.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-default05d.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-minsk03.cdn.yandex.net/download.yandex.ru/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://cache-default06d.cdn.yandex.net/downloader.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

Latest 30 of 31 download URLs

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