download-file.downloadster.org

Downloadster

Domain Information

downloadster distributes apps with its download manager which bundles adware toolbars such as Babylon and Rally as well as other potentially unwanted software. "We're able to offer free software because we are advertiser supported. When you download software, it gives our advertisers a chance to speak to you. ALL OFFERS ARE OPTIONAL. Users may be offered to change their browser homepage during install." This domain has been known to host and distribute potentially unwanted software. The hosted servers are located in Beaumaris, Victoria within Australia which resides on the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre network. The domain is associated with the publisher Downloadster who is located in SAN FRANCISCO, California in the United States.
Registrar:
Ulysses S. Grant, LLC

Server location:
Victoria, Australia (AU)

ASN:
AS133618 TRELLIAN-AS-AP Trellian Pty. Limited,AU

Root domain:

Scanner detections:
Detections  (98% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.TrustedD.Installer (M), PUP.Adlogica.SoftDown.Bundler (M), PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M), PUP.installCore.Download.Installer (M), PUP.Tightrope.Download.Bundler (M), PUP.Adlogica.FastDown.Bundler (M), PUP.Adlogica.Download.Bundler (M), PUP.InstallCore.RE.Installer (M), PUP.installCore.SpeedyDo.Installer (M), PUP.Tightrope.Sanflex.Bundler (M), PUP.Outbrowse.Bundler (M), PUP.Tightrope.Zoobam.Bundler (M), PUP.Outbrowse (M), PUP.Adlogica (M), PUP.installCore (M), PUP.Tightrope (M)
100.00%

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AEO.gen potentially unwanted application
2.04%

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1903
2.04%

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
2.04%

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
2.04%

AVG
Adware InstallCore.ADF
2.04%

The domain download-file.downloadster.org has been seen to resolve to the following 11 IP addresses.

lb-182-244.above.com
February 12, 2016

ip-184-168-221-37.ip.secureserver.net
December 5, 2015

September 10, 2015

September 10, 2015

cf-190-93-250-129.cloudflare.com
October 9, 2014

cf-190-93-251-129.cloudflare.com
October 9, 2014

May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014

(CloudFlare)
May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014

File downloads found at URLs served by download-file.downloadster.org.

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The following 15 files have been seen to comunicate with download-file.downloadster.org in live environments.

URL:
http://download-file.downloadster.org/

Google Analytics:
UA-48689684

Title:
“downloadster.org”

Web server:
nginx

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