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pidgin-otr-3.2.1-2.exe

The executable pidgin-otr-3.2.1-2.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from cypherpunks.ca and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
ea5ce008ef55ef1b7488107c15ed8884

SHA-1:
d7e89cbebda18b6672de70704df3472d34c2e5d1

SHA-256:
b2a22a9ec630805ecdc41eda539c17134e8d59ef956c3322a809b468871558d1

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:26:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.4959

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.12.2.2

File size:
1.4 MB (1,483,691 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pidgin-otr-3.2.1-2.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2010 12:27:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PubcrDmFal5VYt9OYREFlA9htmbfE9Hi9BTRriVUbwTdPnfEj8RE3pgiD5ycEmAF:WAHmY7St9EvAzfM8+cpPnfg5F5MF

Entry address:
0x3E3F

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, 30, 59, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, D4, 55, 00, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3F, 59, 00, 00, A3, 28, 09, 43, 00, 51, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 32, 00, 00, A3, D8, 09, 43, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 52, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 4C, B2, 40, 00, E8, 69, 58, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 4D, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 0A...
 
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Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

The file pidgin-otr-3.2.1-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cypherpunks.ca/otr/binaries/.../pidgin-otr-3.2.1-2.exe

http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/binaries/.../pidgin-otr-3.2.1-2.exe

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