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y!chatmessenger_setup.exe

Y! Chat Messenger

Air Software

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application y!chatmessenger_setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.airdwnlds.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Y! Chat Messenger

Version:
2.0.3.3

MD5:
8cecbcf0d3e68057b715baf74d4e2e3e

SHA-1:
bbcd89eaac9ad42435a44dabd52923bcc734cc2e

SHA-256:
ad8d7b8cf66e165b68d585a497cfd8ab7c93ab821471c1bf1b1c609fdc79d06a

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 11:39:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.AG.1
7.11.108.198

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-160105

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.439
9.0.1.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
10.8944

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirInstaller
1/5/2016

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.5.9

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.93

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
22592

File size:
935.1 KB (957,592 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.3

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstallerOne.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\y!chatmessenger_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/29/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2012 2:38:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MlwFELv1MhQLH4iXrMYdzSV2VXPS/aR92ib144BlnL:MgERMCHDY0SwZKw2ipt

Entry address:
0x227A80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8888

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
916 KB (937,984 bytes)

The file y!chatmessenger_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.airdwnlds.com/get/.../?sid=D&b=03177eab&filename=Y!ChatMessenger_setup

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