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downloadmanagersetup.exe

Best Free Downloads

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application downloadmanagersetup.exe by Best Free Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 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 lb2-media-dist-918519637.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c24bf9ce4d848656872f8b45cc72297c

SHA-1:
9ec5050878bf5f38b4fe302b3a4f1653dd87b4a6

SHA-256:
6aa4c191276c61b210b5f07db11f3b51304b8c502c2b113a226142f7e916c23e

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 8:28:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3470

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0138

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OF (variant)
8.9816

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.05.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.U
14.5.18.13

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29346

File size:
677.1 KB (693,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Best Free Downloads, O=Best Free Downloads, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
046CC4AA2B722C5117786BD75A823929

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KkEz3p7ZMgu67T0PULHldd6t3zf/uLWrHpmSUQ+amoqMIE7A9rEK7TCr:KkEz3NZMC7T0PULHbdICLWrJmnF9E7Sp

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)

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

http://lb2-media-dist-918519637.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com/download-manager/ob/.../?dl=1&lg=tr&SourceId=355&CreativeId=24539180&LineItemId=9071992&PublisherId=899134&SectionId=2996131&chnl=rmx2996131&dp=000066e568bda4b684ad8a824f5b6cb88fb2b&webid=f9bf9c5e-9740-3ad9-a565-bead68aa0394

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