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skypesetup.exe

TOV SONORA-KHARIKV

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application skypesetup.exe by TOV SONORA-KHARIKV 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 Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
TOV SONORA-KHARIKV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
76daf8221546c75cf3767d42e141caee

SHA-1:
96975c524ad238d08720d5139d9a8fdb0a2c74a6

SHA-256:
1c173af04fb1dca7ef7d3031e8df3e9fd044edd52772e50aa3c7a7ef01ee9523

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:
4/28/2024 7:38:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
17.1.17.10

File size:
582.8 KB (596,784 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TOV SONORA-KHARIKV

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TOV SONORA-KHARIKV, O=TOV SONORA-KHARIKV, L=Kharkiv, S=Kharkiv, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
078B923255AD903EA8CD74C3F1D84403

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9677

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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