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yandexpacksetup.exe

Windows Installer XML

YANDEX LLC

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application yandexpacksetup.exe, “Software Installer” by YANDEX has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.yandex.net.cache-default03h.cdn.yandex.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by YANDEX LLC)

Product:
Windows Installer XML

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
3.0.5419.0

MD5:
01d18c9f2916586543780d03056268b4

SHA-1:
a778c0648e8a4c1957f00bf19a722d0e69c3abf6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 11:37:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yandex.Pack.Installer.Meta (L)
16.4.25.21

File size:
30.7 MB (32,185,656 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.5419.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\yandexpacksetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
YANDEX LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=YANDEX LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=YANDEX LLC, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, C=RU

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:
3667E158B524C8FFBFE538172786F1E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2013 1:46:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:501MijjEiMcyumwMtLM7qLK8GMjIAeIou+bPgbtkfr8rbOe79TrZjTkuM0XVTIla:3is1wMBc3MsAgj5faTBviLSM128c5

Entry address:
0x3D24

Entry point:
E8, B3, 3D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, 78, 9C, 41, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 82, 3E, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, A4, 3E, 40, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.9453  (probably packed)

Code size:
64.5 KB (66,048 bytes)

The file yandexpacksetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://downloader.yandex.net.cache-default03h.cdn.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://downloader.yandex.net.cache-default02f.cdn.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://downloader.yandex.net.cache-ams06.cdn.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://downloader.yandex.net.cache-default04h.cdn.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

http://downloader.yandex.net.cache-ams03.cdn.yandex.net/yandex-pack/.../YandexPackSetup.exe

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