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skype.exe

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application skype.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.softm8.com.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
980cdf78d266a03c1a7a1f9f0bad7a85

SHA-1:
7c9fcd0f7a400a9b6a33c681dbe8b4d56bfed92e

SHA-256:
991380b96c2b24fa741abb84822791bc848ca7ad8117a8e4f1d1fe1681098949

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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:09:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD (M)
16.11.23.23

File size:
948.2 KB (970,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/30/2010 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/11/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Gabrovo, S=Gabrovo, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
612C0FFE70F6570A7F6914CEE86BC00F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2013 10:44:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VUQMV/M7yhaIfh4IWLXInECiVK67sT9i0/V1hO0:bcE7yhCIWL60EF9i0px

Entry address:
0x2FC3B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 61, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, DE, FF, C7, 87, 18, 8A, 26, 00, 6C, A1, 10, 82, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9219

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
932 KB (954,368 bytes)

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

http://get.softm8.com/skype.exe

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