» skypeupdatesetup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

skypeupdatesetup.exe

Web

File.org

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application skypeupdatesetup.exe, “Web Setup ” by File.org has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Program (signed by File.org)

Product:

Web

Description:

Web Setup

MD5:

4871e0ca5529061e13b740b9a7d63fc7

SHA-1:

fef6fb6ecdd80e0aa3f14786d249d88926d0ce95

SHA-256:

b141c88b8590efc97080f373aa7e526723f2638505bc6651bd2dffc232dd714b

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.

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 2:55:53 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.729336

7.11.209.140

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.1532

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.24

9.0.1.061

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.UR potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11160

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

3/2/2015

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.194.14941

McAfee

Artemis!4871E0CA5529

5600.6839

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Fileorg

15.3.2.3

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0210

7.2.61

File size:

712.2 KB (729,336 bytes)

Product version:

2.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\skypeupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

File.org

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/24/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/25/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=File.org, O=File.org, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=N/A, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00E2D23668FD70A6AD497F37619358D967

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:BZcp0XTzSafJW7nA9uQwnH9Ho/m1JjSrH1ZSxo0cQHsxcDGrrrJ0wZdKqhMpcvsy:BZcETrfJW7A9LoHo/m1Jvo0ecKN0wZ1Z

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8871

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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