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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 16 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:
b7e4778e7864a0975a61ebdb2feccf81

SHA-1:
8ad8bc4b266145d14b37ff0b6494069c28dbddec

SHA-256:
6ce04b2803c2fdbd1c0cfce2258643e156d1e19e28f44813c06ac2d232e506d2

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/18/2024 2:36:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.dfp
7.11.125.192

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3127

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0117

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.HK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fileextractorsetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.27.20

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CoolAppDownloads
v2015.04.27.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.ironSource.Bundler
15.4.27.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15425

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32938

File size:
1.1 MB (1,135,368 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:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 5:29:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FOyMJfsr+lx4/wKOJE/s4v/Mcjjut6ynHjwhGZ:0lJfsmrks4vBXuwynD

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:
7.8597

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.

http://www.supercoolonlineapps.com/download-manager/gcd/.../?dl=1

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