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installer_msn_messenger_spanish.exe

MSN Messenger

Download Assistant

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 installer_msn_messenger_spanish.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from programasplus.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
MSN Messenger

Version:
3.0.0.73

MD5:
2aa5d1c31f9aec6f04539fd4ebe1f536

SHA-1:
28e51604a43cc6807bf0e7cf776fa32e2998b2fd

SHA-256:
9a541dda5d893e9e73b4774740240064663fda7620289d2b9cdbd08d6aae682e

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.

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:
4/25/2024 12:09:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.8.3.20

File size:
789.2 KB (808,104 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.73

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
installer_msn_messenger_Spanish.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 8:30:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dbFdxlYmY5Kq2w7R0zUSh8wV1EzwlA5rGnK4S8eci25/RTOW:dZdabezUSh8wV1EzwlUGnK4SM5/J

Entry address:
0x4D5CF

Entry point:
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The file installer_msn_messenger_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://programasplus.com/.../download?p=ES&concordancia=p&red=g&plataforma=c&anuncio=35695325919&kw=descargar messenger&ubicacion=&categoria=&random=8335814098342740019&posicion=1t1&gclid=CNTznY7CvsMCFaHJtAodEjIAYQ&tmuid=5919c3bb5d36bf79a51a9e293f56fb28

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