skype_talking_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application skype_talking_setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oinstaller9.com.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by Premium Installer)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
6305a92199af86184c1d702b3af4b3d2

SHA-1:
a92bfdc3970a56d914a062e5773482b7a3d566d3

SHA-256:
22d79d4be5a11256108ec5014578281dc6a764cda17cb7213ca4bfdb67558b9b

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 3:23:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.153.142

avast!
Win32:Installer-K [PUP]
2014.9-140808

AVG
Adware Generic5
2015.0.3388

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-328
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
18454

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1489, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
8/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.G.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.5.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712333

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3437

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.08.08.12

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cqiqwb
0.28.0.60100

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1290904
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.08.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PremiumInstaller.T
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.3C9
23.00.65.14918

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29800

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.118729
2.0.0.1771

File size:
1.6 MB (1,668,248 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2014 5:29:59 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:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/21/2013 2:01:39 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Dcg+xAdkrm7jgu9IxXXLfvj8aXZKnyMUdQ8W32+9BcfN:WaKqwjj8AZKfv32Cq

Entry address:
0x4A3C

Entry point:
E8, FB, 35, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 5C, C2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, C0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
5.1625

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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