downloadmanagersetup.exe

ADLSoft

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 ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 12 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:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
686a92e39d05e2628e2c3d4fca1b3de9

SHA-1:
5bc3941fe0ac95059a20cde5d7f7124441b9b14d

SHA-256:
6bbaaa66a35f4c67ab4aff87858d47bbcac1cab67810a758917e8d571759ab46

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
4/25/2024 11:32:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.154.130

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3305

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141030

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0303

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13407

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D366E04FCF6B
5600.6961

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deliov
0.28.2.62151

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.U
14.10.30.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29702

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Badur.Win32.4817
2.0.0.1926

File size:
778.6 KB (797,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

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):
24576:6tv6BdHx6svBelaK0jl2yz0N2VtY2t8+GMppD6TXs:6RKdHs6hK0jlj0NIbvGM3DE

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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