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skype4pidgin-installer.exe

The executable skype4pidgin-installer.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. 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 eion.robbmob.com.
MD5:
37824cfd7f92e977b57c5e382e697b08

SHA-1:
5fd4e39e8224634684dff43788ee3bcb7145112c

SHA-256:
5f432e3f535bfa3078da814b679178c8a1720c64e555f07e3a2a6cabb04a3e13

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 3:27:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.11.29.20

File size:
310.9 KB (318,411 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype4pidgin-installer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2008 12:03:50 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:knexEcwUiedmMEck2qhHGG0vnTfcJ0zUMuiM:kn8EzUEukAw5MuP

Entry address:
0x382F

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, F0, 50, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 43, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 2C, 51, 00, 00, A3, 20, F9, 42, 00, 6A, 08, E8, 43, 27, 00, 00, A3, D0, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 6A, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, E8, E1, 4F, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, C1, A2, 40, 00, 68, 00, FA, 42, 00, E8, 63, 29, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, 07, 4A, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, 4E, 29, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, D2, 48, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
6.1089

Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

The file skype4pidgin-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://eion.robbmob.com/skype4pidgin-installer.exe

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