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yahoo! messenger.exe

The application yahoo! messenger.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 30 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from it.win-install.info.
MD5:
10d05cf7b922f5f77a4e56fc4856c130

SHA-1:
647878eea275ca7bf48a057038ad90b9dd02db52

SHA-256:
f9085b5c0ef6e5aad8f5b45b17487461c6c89199b3c964613acfba1fa315815b

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:22:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
681

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Morstar
2015.02.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/MultiPlug.Gen4
7.11.208.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150320-0

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.Solimba
4.0.3.15326

Bitdefender
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
1.0.20.425

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-34770
0.98/20238

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9692
9.0.1.085

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
8.15.03.26.10

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AL potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstar
3/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-5cbbf643
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
11.2015-26-03_5

G Data
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of guardians.of.the.galaxy.2014.480p.dvdrip.mm.mp4.exe
2015.7.1.4

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.194.14969

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.03.26.10

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
16.0.0.255

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dnpahc
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Suspicious_Gen5.BCLOB
11.20150326

nProtect
Adware.MultiPlug.EO
15.02.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.03.26.10

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.3.26.10

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.64336
2.0.0.2068

File size:
505.7 KB (517,887 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo! messenger.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2015 9:36:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WzD5wEXEdUMtup6ozfHMOqhByKalPfH2iQ5L:WzdCd3tuZHMJE9fH2i6

Entry address:
0xB92C

Entry point:
E8, 57, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, 09, 42, 00, E8, 3E, 15, 00, 00, E8, 28, 4F, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EA, 4C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 85, 42, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

The file yahoo! messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://it.win-install.info/yahoo-messenger/download/.../59

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