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Yahoo! Messenger.exe

Yahoo! Messenger

IDC Ventures LLC

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.exe by IDC Ventures has been detected as adware by 19 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.
Publisher:
Download-Assist  (signed by IDC Ventures LLC)

Product:
Yahoo! Messenger

Version:
3.0.0.63

MD5:
db53ccc8a378ea8f80a0a86852acfdeb

SHA-1:
fc5aad5fdecfa392cc6a269c3a29a2e9e6cb79ad

SHA-256:
b8245dd28ee2faa21e2580395d144b6bd6cbcc13553d4a992013e6ad05f3ee10

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
9/7/2024 10:58:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
681

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.03.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.200.132

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKD [PUP]
150320-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3158

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.425

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
8.15.03.26.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-26-03_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of avg_free_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.1.6

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15392

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.07.01.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.255

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.26.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.26.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.1D1F
23.00.65.15324

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
36468

File size:
784.9 KB (803,704 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.63

Copyright:
(c) Download-Assist

Original file name:
Yahoo! Messenger.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo! messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IDC Ventures LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/26/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/25/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IDC Ventures LLC, O=IDC Ventures LLC, L=Vermilion, S=Ohio, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
57A88D08BD785CCB956355DFF2389330

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2015 11:49:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Xfgs8zfYy3or6tZekSG6RlYv1m4UOacSm09Htk:XfgsqNSG6Yv1m4UfcN09G

Entry address:
0x4CD0F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1123

The file Yahoo! Messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.program-assist.com/v2/click/18a7551f/?d=http://www.installer-assist.com/download/ymsgr1150_0228_us.exe&key=26352f8bf3b612dc627262fc4a723992896e43a8d6f86856dd1a4dbb9f57d033&sid=uk-Yahoo! Messenger&uid=uk-Yahoo! Messenger&affiliate_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../Yahoo-Messenger_i.png&product_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../Yahoo-Messenger_p.png&n=Yahoo! Messenger&filename=Yahoo! Messenger

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