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setup.exe

Skype

Download Manager

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 setup.exe, “Skype ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
NEW Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Skype

Description:
Skype

Version:
2.0.72.0

MD5:
61988039f81908640c7af5821092d6e1

SHA-1:
ccaf2ce0d0551e906038e0b16063bbe8234127de

SHA-256:
dd8926966984d4eadb21a5f7c8814c266adccce465bf738b84aa51b67b7a4625

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/6/2024 3:50:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
835

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.10.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.180.144

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1475

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5407
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.10.22.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-4f887ed2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.10.22.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.denymp
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.F
14.10.22.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141020

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.586
2.0.0.1964

File size:
910.8 KB (932,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.72.0

Copyright:
(c) NEW Download Manager Cert

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 11:08:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Gs/Qg15lj80Dkk125RwWzUNtgjDXArK8L+y2fiUx1l:GsQgNj8E2UW4Ajc28L+y2fiUL

Entry address:
0x2A0750

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8745

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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