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Windows Live Messenger

Bechiro S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application windows live messenger.exe, “Windows Live Messenger AppInstaller” by Bechiro S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Bechiro S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Windows Live Messenger

Description:
Windows Live Messenger AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.17.6

MD5:
d78f70fb9b22342d9cdf7254ab31f479

SHA-1:
6ebc75a255e64818bc36036097f3c4baf3a972be

SHA-256:
659c58277df96a67c5b5196a5440e96939b0d9cc35be39c01eaa7306ac0ec736

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 8:38:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bechiro.Bundler (M)
16.6.25.1

File size:
281.9 KB (288,688 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132271726)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bechiro S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/14/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., OU=Devel, O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
738DCAC697C06E1B89D106073773010D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fsaocyLCSkMc9YXHKG/+4wNRaaV8kwQa5Fulu+M38vLYn:ftobrkMG4wKaHaulu+MgLY

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://it.download366.info/windows-live-messenger/download/.../1524

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/670321875/launch

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