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softonicdownloader_pour_windows-live-messenger.exe

The application softonicdownloader_pour_windows-live-messenger.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from windows-live-messenger-2011.softonic.fr.
MD5:
c01ac3c57ff8c632e73a486f3e4d7063

SHA-1:
f68bda1d065e91cae1aee5d9793c9883fcd7f99b

SHA-256:
a490a980332ccc66230a2acd9703bc8eba80f172de7b980aa72962cb5681f215

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:48:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic.Bundler.Meta (L)
16.5.11.14

File size:
383.9 KB (393,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win16 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softonicdownloader_pour_windows-live-messenger.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2013 11:30:00 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win16

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7+kyx4qt2sNXun8u5LDouAVRpi0TfhvAdrELKlKRyq7KA2voSilXK0ZJG9:79pS2sNXlu5Ei0LFAxELTRK9oSic8S

Entry address:
0x1554B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 24, 39, 15, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, AB, 44, 05, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
344 KB (352,256 bytes)

The file softonicdownloader_pour_windows-live-messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://windows-live-messenger-2011.softonic.fr/universaldownloader-launch

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