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skypesetup.exe

Fast 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 skypesetup.exe by Fast Downloads 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 Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader2.downloadinfo.co.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
115f5d14682014572930e89c92646af0

SHA-1:
3b59a6d1e4d5773022fc5cacbf3b2d84c4d6c386

SHA-256:
d7426e269c772785ba5b3fedf0eb46add451c282f798b599f2315163e892468d

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 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:
4/25/2024 11:21:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica (M)
16.7.30.9

File size:
735.4 KB (753,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\skypesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 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:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VvpGJoHqmK6pKUTTxdafBsHLpoGMnxPW27bHdHnZuJRwC5mkocYzc5+/x:VvEJ1eKQT2f6RH27bFZsRr5mkd5+

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=c78d4cea467af8c88eb24161a2fc3a35a48a7340&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJpdCIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6Im90IiwidV9pZCI6ImRpXzUyZTJmZjYxOTE4OGE2LjExMzYyNDM2IiwicGFfaWQiOiIwIiwic3RfaWQiOiIwIiwic3BfaWQiOiIwMDAwLTAwMDAiLCJ0cyI6MTM5MDYwODIyNSwia3ciOiJza3lwZSIsImN1Ijoic2t5cGUiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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