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 8 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:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
779a23f49ca1f8fde7b9c2db6e57ad52

SHA-1:
c3cd4f9e688da7c0bb1e4aa7ef487ddcc527bf26

SHA-256:
36f1a037e0a74ea4558085df9e8ce6b32478017222fa606e2d735bc4f94afa7a

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/4/2024 2:17:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3520

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18016

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.089

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BVVE (variant)
8.9613

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BestFree
v2014.03.30.09

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140330

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27854

File size:
811.2 KB (830,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 1:59:59 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):
24576:lnvnpkjt6+rgT4p3ggHFKDvCmH9e7vi3M:lvpg6+EgrwDamd/

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:
7.8827

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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