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skype_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

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 Quick Downloader has been detected as adware 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 Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-file.downloadinfo.co.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
41d81eea5302d02bddd4ea425728bef5

SHA-1:
7f582e9bc6c6215336adc0e1162affe7621dad9c

SHA-256:
bd5a22074ae3dcbf583343c425c6729b1fe59d798f48dda3d2495d5630a95287

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.

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:
4/24/2024 3:32:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDownloader.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.2

File size:
818.6 KB (838,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

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:OMFOCfjDmeiQVYmWWH6XD0Vjs1RJfVgBUlIbO8PX:OmtfXme5tWqMD0VaXf6bbOa

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:
7.8956

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download-file.downloadinfo.co/download/70/.../?sl=1&_u=o9roukkks40u2rg8rl9tb0irj0fc3hc78doks3jvbhb5s1r567m1-fba90e0182bc491ed1901fb5865ce518

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