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windows-live-messenger-2008-8-5-1302-1018-es-en-win-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows-live-messenger-2008-8-5-1302-1018-es-en-win-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 5 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw4.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
911d6eb6c7556648e59483216394ecdc

SHA-1:
ab1cca1182b7bf4d1eec12b843cfa31540b960ef

SHA-256:
578604b780fada2bf561ff6c0ba0b64ff46c1f21fb16b6a552c50eec436b7377

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 1:30:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.69
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.S.gen
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5308.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
46938

File size:
1.1 MB (1,202,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-live-messenger-2008-8-5-1302-1018-es-en-win-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
009942C29EC7D5E8B0F679AE00F0495B95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:G6onG0atqc/EcHNp/2jDZmkGWsUVlgtkrHxUsDyfY5:GP0dGjdmkGWsYlgtkrRUFY

Entry address:
0xD6B20

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 54, F5, 41, 00, E8, 01, E7, 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

The file windows-live-messenger-2008-8-5-1302-1018-es-en-win-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw4.uptodown.com/dw/.../windows-live-messenger-2008-8-5-1302-1018-es-en-win-setup.exe

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