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yahoo-messenger-11-5-0-155-24032-en-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 yahoo-messenger-11-5-0-155-24032-en-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw4.en.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a59af5b7aeb93ec7937eb54b289ecc57

SHA-1:
bff59626f5594be037910fc640a6c04404e0ad7b

SHA-256:
964c9b62e985f9e612f5785e1ca5d63937502edec959b5bc5c5f79b5f7266930

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/18/2024 11:54:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.22.19

File size:
667 KB (683,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo-messenger-11-5-0-155-24032-en-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
00C034A59569FF794D7687FB8D40A50D76

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DvppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqs:DvLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqs

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file yahoo-messenger-11-5-0-155-24032-en-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw4.en.uptodown.com/dm/1394556937/.../yahoo-messenger-11-5-0-155-24032-en-setup.exe

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