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facebook messenger.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD

The application facebook messenger.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.bestware.org.
Publisher:
INSTALLIUM LTD  (signed and verified)

Version:
289

MD5:
ec2130c25962904c898c71aa80d13d88

SHA-1:
9384f9bd136d3e71373ef23e62fe7a02338e6c2b

SHA-256:
6edd3cf5925db813be781028d1415240cbdac12d1e0c9f569482e86df3c2f459

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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:35:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.26.9

File size:
533.9 KB (546,680 bytes)

Product version:
289

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
SuperTanker.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/24/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD, O=INSTALLIUM LTD, STREET=1 Habarzel, L=TEL AVIV-JAFFA, S=Israel, PostalCode=6971001, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A9C5DEFC7BFC682621B9876DFC5F23EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/22/2014 10:13:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x836C6

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4997

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
518 KB (530,432 bytes)

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

http://dl.bestware.org/services/api/installer/.../directInstaller?locale=en_US&api=14&publisher=ff8080814495d4af0144977e97110004&coid=ff8080814440171c01444063c7e10014&CID=273814&AFID=304470&installerid=ff8080814473c1f3014473c9068f0000&pageId=ppcvlcplayer_us&cn=Facebook Messenger&afcid=CISI_8igwr4CFSGWtAod22UAUw

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