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skypesetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application skypesetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
088dcf1fc4b9df22b590eecd5c36be0e

SHA-1:
bc08966fd9874861da02799b9d8677b6a834f67c

SHA-256:
f90ce21b3ba2577ecff4b6c82a3251117806a6d87126d1dec1d72f054070b2af

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 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:
4/26/2024 7:39:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.142.74

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140424

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3495

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18122

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0114

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK (variant)
8.9400

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

McAfee
Artemis!6358F4EFEE81
5600.7045

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.K
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14422

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10435

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28178

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1779

File size:
1.1 MB (1,107,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vvSgsm2AgadTQIidArmCL54rWILwpf0IPyUyxPyQc:npdWIiqp4iILwZyN6N

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:
7.8384

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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