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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 15 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.premiumapplicationsdownloads.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f8d94b3a3d2ae23d1692ac779c63f08e

SHA-1:
cfd799cfebf62af23be018fc177ca217b9ba185a

SHA-256:
1aa6fb19f0a77e926a737c2b7232d7d5c25dd30273dd3022849461151dde2e2a

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
5/10/2024 10:36:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.AI
7.11.145.26

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.3179

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.064

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MX (variant)
9.9715

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flvplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.12.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15176

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.03.05.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djeewi
0.30.0.296

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.ironSource
15.3.5.16

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28564

File size:
677.4 KB (693,616 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
Signed by:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 5:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KwppTSjiTu85EOJK2KSDFLV5JXLdm7ReIoRyczvyn6Ji0H1/hzKtw:KwphpK8+OJzKSDFLvLm7JWJiq/RKS

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:
7.8577

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://www.premiumapplicationsdownloads.com/download-manager/gwg/.../?dl=1&chnl=21282_gwg_&dp=357534685&webid=757e7b1f-6081-7a35-1bfd-e7f079bdcc48&webid=757e7b1f-6081-7a35-1bfd-e7f079bdcc48

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