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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 20 anti-malware scanners. 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:
2.0.6.0

MD5:
be5166f0e2028e4fe0fe34b638b6ecbc

SHA-1:
5363f47a86bf724fbcee0cfc5982715d1dad9a4e

SHA-256:
4d28d57bd491d5c41cc091f92e8dccd49c407428994e78f045f95b97b25ca211

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/20/2024 3:08:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.196

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.D
2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-6
0.98/19287

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
19222

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4902
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13054

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.17.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.17.12

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.H
14.8.17.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14815

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5061940
32210

File size:
852.4 KB (872,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.0

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:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 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:
4/9/2014 7:13:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tDILtRX60Rx7xaYu6OnRr9nW3HzovUkKM1KfrdmZH1zWOW+t29hhhnc3Ezv2d:tDg6SxQHRpWXzPknK4ZVzW44T1+d

Entry address:
0x26CFB0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, E5, 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:
7.8719

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../directx.exe&n=DirectX&key=3e13e27e2a119d2cf0124f7721dda70be9bfd61e4a662ffc981fc592aa26ff48&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../directx.png&sid=directx&filename=directx

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