downloadmanagersetup.exe

CoolAppDownloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application downloadmanagersetup.exe by CoolAppDownloads has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.supercoolonlineapps.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7fa4dc1c1f975add85a691d96639373e

SHA-1:
43d935985611197569341a766b9f3114be29fdb1

SHA-256:
ea2fb86790c9fc99fdec65f96ba95e5515128052811a163df228ce3037b4afb0

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/31/2024 5:53:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.124.210

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IJ (variant)
8.9278

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.1.26.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
v2014.01.26.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.U
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14124

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25324

File size:
1.1 MB (1,134,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CoolAppDownloads, O=CoolAppDownloads, STREET=63 Ronthschild Blvd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C1B6068CBEB4D13FFA1A0A377FF3960B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jOyMJfsKfM7A4oCFcSS+xUWoyihBq+dBMhTkHfCtFW+bo1wkxJWOfDi:6lJfsXE4hKSSQUWoLNB4Tk/1/xJZu

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8567

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

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