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skypesetup.exe

The application skypesetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.downloadinfo.co and multiple other hosts a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by Downloadinfo.
MD5:
ebc159c4dee8ea463f00cf5f3b5d9eb8

SHA-1:
d9a205cf9d92f0a23afb5a6dc8defcf4cad9421a

SHA-256:
fb1b963da4926ee297d1727ab59e0c390ad0e1ed91974c447c13a03546eebd92

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:02:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.156.32

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18636

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.693
9.0.1.0200

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BA (variant)
8.9982

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/19/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14717

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
30558

File size:
1.1 MB (1,104,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FRHeEM4AAIo/Lv+KzovgWoUK2l+Q1bJdYavN2L+aoyawXry95U:39M4/IGv+KzovgWoUDl+Q1bJdYavNAiU

Entry address:
0xCCEC0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 40, 96, 41, 00, E8, 4B, E8, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.8603

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
837.5 KB (857,600 bytes)

The file skypesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloader.downloadinfo.co/?id=c78d4cea467af8c88eb24161a2fc3a35a48a7340&ts=1354911041&r=/review/.../?kw=skype&subid=DISKUS&cust=skype&type=skype&gclid=CJ3c1IGNibQCFayPPAod33wA-w&utm_campaign=DISKUS&fwd=1

http://downloader.downloadinfo.co/?id=c78d4cea467af8c88eb24161a2fc3a35a48a7340&ts=1355297257&r=/review/.../?kw=skype&subid=DISKUS&cust=skype&type=skype&gclid=CKif3OWrlLQCFQGFnQodeHcAzA&utm_campaign=DISKUS&fwd=1

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