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DirectX

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 directx.exe, “DirectX ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadd.org.
Publisher:
download manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
DirectX

Description:
DirectX

Version:
2.0.59.0

MD5:
d63d80fd2bf16eb9d7a5c84cbf2d8685

SHA-1:
4ae66195c96aca2e0a938f19ae5bf5fc511a2618

SHA-256:
792cfd36c9d8b689cf20abdd34edf9e80a66b262e64a2ce4dce47f5df2a8288c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 8:27:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.5.3.2

File size:
909.8 KB (931,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.59.0

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\directx.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2014 7:57:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1C70G5seguPAIvosCHWiCxGRp2k+KQsMZe:1C7INBI8/sGNQsMQ

Entry address:
0x29F2B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E3, 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:
7.8739

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/dpcp6181/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../directx.exe&n=DirectX&key=3e13e27e2a119d2cf0124f7721dda70be9bfd61e4a662ffc981fc592aa26ff48&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../directx.png&sid=uk-directx&filename=directx

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