» yahoo_messenger_69559_en.exe
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yahoo_messenger_69559_en.exe

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application yahoo_messenger_69559_en.exe by Webcellence has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from api.downloadastro.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Webcellence Ltd. (signed and verified)

MD5:

e200585093ba5597b6da06115f5f3ffe

SHA-1:

9ef0f157f8a5a54b553aab6709df7c1e1a5b6679

SHA-256:

40c8ed60141ce4202400010080a282be7f000c3823df43c8782c949f33a2e3f2

Scanner detections:

19 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

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 3:12:20 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.145.254

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18182

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.R.gen

4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.CJ

15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus

SoftwareBundler

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.170.9241

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2015.02.23.04

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!007BDCDF64B6

5600.6846

Microsoft Security Essentials

SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly

1.163.1557.0

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbpg

0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Webcellence

15.2.23.4

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.1B8

23.00.65.15221

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.10

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0820

7.2.54

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore.b

20364

File size:

648.1 KB (663,680 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo_messenger_69559_en.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/5/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

5/5/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=Moshav Ora, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

2742F1242826FB7F69B052B7F394DFED

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:lVyMJfsekgR9qtoDtQ9nCF4PVK1f4c/uyg/Hv6V3znQ4IkX7ko+yvnCZCXPwFQb:lVyMJfs7gR9goXFeUiyg/vcE4r7D+gnL

Entry address:

0x98CC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8... 
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Entropy:

7.7890

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file yahoo_messenger_69559_en.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://api.downloadastro.com/api/downloader/.../en?callback=jsonpCallbackDownload&_=1372673308

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