downloadmanagersetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 13 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:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ec3b5fed9a03e3350ecf04635ea66c80

SHA-1:
cab45e6bfd83f0dd646e35b5f69e1115e82ab7ff

SHA-256:
f48ecb330d92c8a3157d04229913d7f9e304035092dd6fda1d1f4537a5a75d80

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:26:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.204.248

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14746

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.25.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimyyr
0.30.0.64812

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner
15.1.25.0

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.47
2.0.0.2044

File size:
687.2 KB (703,720 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:
4/2/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

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:Y7FafU8oPTWXTiUJIa//QxGnTKG4bImjEEk/FaY4VOiTKGiiOXTH:Y7F7SicCGnT/4btjTp0i+GWT

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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