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msn messenger.exe

Internal Setup

Condestil Developments s.l.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application msn messenger.exe by Condestil Developments s.l 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
The Setup Company  (signed by Condestil Developments s.l.)

Product:
Internal Setup

Description:
Setup Process

Version:
3,1,18,1

MD5:
3da3d148643ed36263dd28a2e09886d6

SHA-1:
6dac69d8ea92914c873936f2c80502977c4ec154

SHA-256:
d75eaa0d03900b84a47608c8d3e73b5875b7040a34219df966c5252a2aaa9d12

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:40:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.6.17

File size:
513.2 KB (525,512 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.20

Copyright:
All rights © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Condestil Developments s.l.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Condestil Developments s.l., O=Condestil Developments s.l., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
43F850AA43DAD92FF6603BEB72F415DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 10:19:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oZKdImj6Oifz3Mxr8HGrTmjvqYIhwU3Blkx:oZKdH6OifzyffmThTUUx

Entry address:
0xF5DB

Entry point:
E8, BB, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, F8, 03, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 94, 00, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 84, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64...
 
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Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

http://www.win-install.info/msn-messenger-skype/download/.../15657

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