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skype_setup.exe

LoadIt

Premium Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application skype_setup.exe, “skypetalk ” by Premium Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Installer  (signed and verified)

Product:
LoadIt

Description:
skypetalk

Version:
2, 0, 0, 0

MD5:
0264f5110e0f56904f35cd12e3545e3f

SHA-1:
d88b48ebba1016241814695262ad3825d8d754bd

SHA-256:
84332911b2221c72dfd516fa6b1ed3c94dc8afef2f95445ca165787fa23e6a3f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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:
4/25/2024 3:54:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.PremiumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.8.16

File size:
75.8 KB (77,608 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
LoadIt.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/13/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
706520EBEF7703A74B71E96735FFEA17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2013 8:49:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:butj4ILnDAT+IbbVADHjsV5BxlpWV66HYGcDiY+kRRwoG8XN+za5Cfgss16SjKdD:Wb4b2DHSBxoF9kxXNr5CYss16SmdhGK

Entry address:
0x3605

Entry point:
E8, D5, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B...
 
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Code size:
37.5 KB (38,400 bytes)

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