» skype_setup.exe
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Analysis
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skype_setup.exe

Soft Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application skype_setup.exe by Soft Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

skype_setup.exe

Publisher:

Soft Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

925c872c287da719b26ee338513ec62c

SHA-1:

57aa653c34a51b646997e608db6205bae62e35ac

SHA-256:

76ab455691adad1562461193b2c0f6844cc3411ac032f5a2a63dfe2a8f37c85d

Scanner detections:

9 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 7:58:09 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.182.78

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3306

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.7

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.RA (variant)

8.10644

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.185.13853

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyjp

0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SoftDownloads.L

14.10.28.22

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

34232

File size:

781.9 KB (800,688 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Soft Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/14/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/14/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Soft Downloads, O=Soft Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

Issuer:

CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00B75687A35DCB27A264BF14C4B37B3FC2

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:PiHFTaSsIOSj9eYueoLK6TVFpipUGT0hb+M9:qlGSPOSgdekV3ctU

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8866

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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