downloadmanagersetup.exe

Application

App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application downloadmanagersetup.exe, “Application Setup ” by App Setup (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 10 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.
Publisher:
Program Application   (signed by App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
7f28b801cdfaf8fb82cbb4ef7fe16c45

SHA-1:
599984c96880b5382be536dbc4697014dc2173e8

SHA-256:
e62cfa002c7d750180bc77e1fcbc79ea0f03851315ddf18da9c5eea0e86c92c8

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 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:
4/19/2024 7:16:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2831

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.47
9.0.1.047

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XX potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15633

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.16.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.16.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38882

File size:
759.4 KB (777,632 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\downloadmanagersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 2:14:04 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 2:14:04 PM

Subject:
CN=App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121701AD0B057C11B48BBA29D5422B0FAF8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:h4JW+GcfKZjRJlvkal/AqSxDsJnLJ+ljB0t1whREwObaB7Qw2boFVKoHsASwtfM4:hOhBfAUE8xsv+dqiWwOMQuFVcASp4

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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