downloadmanagersetup.exe

ComboApps

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 ComboApps has been detected as adware by 11 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.extrimdownloadmanager.com.
Publisher:
ComboApps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
36a205081684aad7f2a494225c1fb5cc

SHA-1:
65492964985a0c58ca674e0c7fffd88fb5e1e5fd

SHA-256:
3ec6dd89416f12ece67c1a9766f51a599f4f9da6942aadc2314d87efdadc26c1

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:15:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.169.216

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3368

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7024

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComboApps.U
14.8.28.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
661.5 KB (677,392 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/18/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ComboApps, O=ComboApps, STREET=Lilinblun 28 St., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00FB57B5604E2145FCE6E1780DCA48E829

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):
12288:0cvpPDwyV4GLj2XPJQi4z41fqyuLuD3rXRlv9RnbpCRi005mR97:0cvxDwyPL6XS41fqyuL0lbrH5mRZ

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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Entropy:
7.8475

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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