windows-live-messenger-setup.exe

Click run software

The application windows-live-messenger-setup.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 5 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 windows-live-messenger.todownload.com.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d21968875dea642e788797c497c2f1a8

SHA-1:
201efd412760fe9bb40d7029bb3fe64b2dd5e848

SHA-256:
b1131c190fafb30a7e1ba01e7028dbce9b28dc9f8ab1b3c96e2488cc8da26307

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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:58:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.72
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AU potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.P.gen
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
16.3.7.2

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.23

File size:
1 MB (1,087,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/19/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dPGuuahje5+yT81hmjWfbl9GrF7RF2ohZmOOBXEPnUEM9:VGu59eUp7mSfbl9GB7Gobq0PU

Entry address:
0xCAD60

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 04, AA, 40, 00, E8, DF, CC, 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, 11, 40, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 10, 37, 40, 00, 1C, 37, 40, 00, 20, 37, 40, 00, 24, 37, 40, 00, 18, 37, 40, 00, 78, 34, 40, 00, 94, 34, 40, 00, D0, 34, 40, 00, 07, 54, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 0C, 11, 40, 00, 07, 07, 54, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 00, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 06, 53, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9549

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

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

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