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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-filedownload.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2034bb1dee2ff1af392ddbc402616269

SHA-1:
f927839102b70b382f416b4cb0041ef3c23e8539

SHA-256:
3d7512c9c907ead8c08c7fc40807bda18316ef3e656f86c6e460b729c023ab44

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:
5/8/2024 3:46:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.MD.1
7.11.164.232

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2015.0.3395

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.JEIS
19046

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0213

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MD potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flvplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.11.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CoolApp
v2014.08.01.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmk
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.U
14.8.7.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
29708

File size:
681.8 KB (698,144 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:
8/14/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 5:59:59 PM

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1vvpAiZBmA7lPt9ZLEwKa+DGrNKwJ7+GzISMlkY75iKQxtW9STygF081k:1vvOY5lAta+DGrNKMiGE2m1QC9ST4

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:
7.8650

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.free-filedownload.com/download-manager/gcp/.../?dl=1&chnl=abtest&dp=Z5dXVpZD1hMDE1MWI3NS1mNzZiLTRlODktYjQ1Zi1kNmM1MWFjM2M5NzY

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