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bittorrent.exe

BitTorrent

Download Manager

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 bittorrent.exe, “BitTorrent ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
BitTorrent

Description:
BitTorrent

Version:
2.0.4.69

MD5:
dbf05c8a8c4e6b3049a01345337cbe7b

SHA-1:
04cebee66dc6ff17501e73bdd65031ae24b07540

SHA-256:
0c026649409748523752b7ab6cf216a1f4e7c4447796f061d25232d48c123632

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:25:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
356

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.11.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.215.234

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2834

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.225

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-20
0.98/20175

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
21364

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4684
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.14.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8c0ea402
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12598

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.665

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.02.14.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbxxj
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.836528
14.11.05.01

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.134
2.0.0.2093

File size:
817.9 KB (837,552 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.69

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bittorrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2013 11:10:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81gE:hdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3Z

Entry address:
0x25F7B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, 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:
7.8789

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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