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skype-setup.exe

Skype

CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application skype-setup.exe, “Setup Launcher Unicode ” by CPC NET ADVERTISING has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
Nom de votre société   (signed by CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC)

Product:
Skype

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
1.00

MD5:
7f10c9ea71fc5c6d2f67866f402a8dff

SHA-1:
8f74a6b3dc6e5e7f630554168fa2b7406a41a151

SHA-256:
4f1f572ef18d8da283554f1629e8cc405ee7440ab2d8a668934da09c38fc3f2f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 '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:
4/16/2024 10:07:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.25.9

File size:
34.2 MB (35,844,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2009 Acresso Software Inc. and/or InstallShield Co. Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
French (France)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, O=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, L=NEW CASTLE, S=DELAWARE, C=US

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

Serial number:
6B567CAF2E519F1430E88B668E6CC8A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/22/2009 6:59:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:M1YPF8eRB40Ysdu7jKByDAjvtq46Ox1llv+u:tSejHu7jKN7A46OTX

Entry address:
0x56683

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, F8, 7E, 47, 00, 68, 60, 72, 45, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 7C, 61, 47, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 30, 87, 49, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 2C, 87, 49, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 28, 87, 49, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 24, 87, 49, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 44, 3E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C2, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, D9, 1A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B1, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
465.5 KB (476,672 bytes)

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