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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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader2.downloadinfo.co.

File name:

skypesetup.exe

Publisher:

Fast Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

4c9d59e32dcc406398cd4c722da3ab8f

SHA-1:

9b2e070b8d3e355267caa5623a3a2b4289b2c537

SHA-256:

759fc75bcb0f83bd8d368bcc3407efe4061796bf4c44886cc29ff68595bfac46

Scanner detections:

12 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/27/2024 2:45:52 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.ILD

7.11.163.212

AVG

Adware InstallCore.A

2015.0.3388

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.ILD

18809

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.IL potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of dnldstr_aggregator_downloader_v6.0.22.17755_stub_680.exe (Adware)

2014.10.5.16

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.K

14.8.8.12

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10434

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

31208

File size:

722.9 KB (740,296 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Fast Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/14/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

8/15/2014 5:29:59 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:qvpekqANr8NBMM3Flj1ASF7yQDvYcwfmP5399TmnxREGioVlMUz2Rp1yKu:qv0k0NBMM3vjzvYcwfmP5399TmxeilM1

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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Entropy:

7.8826

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=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJpbiIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMTAiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTJmMzc5NmYzMjIxODQuMDUxNDk1ODMiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzkxNjg4MDQ3LCJrdyI6InNreXBlIGRvd25sb2FkaW5nIiwiY3UiOiJza3lwZSBkb3dubG9hZGluZyIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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