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skype5.5.exe

The application skype5.5.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable 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 skesste.h19.ru.
MD5:
daeeb94f412b1e7cf9c7cb1afed9e967

SHA-1:
dd030f47d1a465539374e1a28a2cd7b90d9f3c1f

SHA-256:
802d5b168fb874529cbf379e6e83ac86a18455fb4fb80a19ff418b140bdcb15d

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/9/2025 11:17:03 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Hoax.ArchSMS
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BegSMS.S
7.11.98.96

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160217

AVG
FakeAV
2017.0.2831

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Barys.5274
1.0.20.240

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Hoax.ArchSMS.SLF
16834

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.3878
9.0.1.048

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Barys.5274
8.16.02.17.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Hoax.ArchSMS.XV
10.8733

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SMS
2/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/Delf.CW.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Barys.5274
11.2016-17-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Barys.5274
16.2.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.170.9407

Malwarebytes
PUP.SmsPay
v2016.02.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!DAEEB94F412B
5600.6487

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Barys.5274
17.0.0.144

Norman
Suspicious_Gen5.IOYS
11.20160217

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.A
16.02.17.03

Sophos
Generic PUA CB
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBB1AR
7.2.48

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ7LH
10.465.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
20928

File size:
1.9 MB (2,028,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype5.5.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UE5tq6r/CLt+uFFT3TK+7OSy//ycilDWmp8cyzwyr9olL9Y:UXJfFT3TKGpy//ycilDWmd8wsoR9Y

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file skype5.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://skesste.h19.ru/Skype5.5.exe

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