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Windows Live Messenger

PortalProgramas

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 PortalProgramas 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:
PortalProgramas  (signed and verified)

Product:
Windows Live Messenger

Description:
Windows Live Messenger AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.17.4

MD5:
381f147c46c1f0223052eae8f7dfed79

SHA-1:
ca2b5efc55623666f57f4ae92ef798995abdc221

SHA-256:
ea431d900fe02d903005640ef50462e6c5b01f32c60b45047530fc592b8ebfd0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
5/7/2024 11:26:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.PortalProgramas.Bundler (M)
16.3.3.5

File size:
196.4 KB (201,104 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132101242)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PortalProgramas

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/1/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/2/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PortalProgramas, OU=Tech, O=PortalProgramas, STREET="Balmes 1, primera planta", L=Terrassa, S=Barcelona, PostalCode=08225, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00D970D9AAEE52971159EE95FA00AF652F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 12:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:PX7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJJuCMC41hXdZl4BPT8SD4pDGitQB9UNKfkWu0:PsaocyLCJXMC4df4BPpD41GLBagfhz

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://dl.onesappz.com/n/3.0.17.4/.../Windows Live Messenger.exe

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