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fdminst.exe

Free Download Manager

Softdeluxe Ltd.

The application fdminst.exe, “Free Download Manager Setup ” by Softdeluxe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from free-download-manager.software.informer.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FreeDownloadManager.ORG   (signed by Softdeluxe Ltd.)

Product:
Free Download Manager

Description:
Free Download Manager Setup

MD5:
b5f839a1e8210b16cc50bdfed5ecd55d

SHA-1:
cbe564005d83853e55bc2a104160f9aa67b90d68

SHA-256:
1b410da54a5d82b410b9f940318f86c84e90780ee087291cfe7f35fcb5b1597a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 1:45:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softdeluxe.FreeDown.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.10.13

File size:
10.2 MB (10,724,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softdeluxe Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softdeluxe Ltd., O=Softdeluxe Ltd., STREET="Universitetskaya St., 19", L=Dubna, S=Moscow region, PostalCode=141980, C=RU

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

Serial number:
2E75CC2B1043779E577FAA449BCE00A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:UGO/8Lr9/YVAhq6OZpOD2vdMYw//iBQeGnwuduLFspqc6dpSL0ISxDP:Ud/UZ/C6OHvRwEwwEut3dpSWN

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file fdminst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

http://free-download-manager.software.informer.com/.../

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&

http://www.filehippo.com/fr/download/file/.../

http://www.netzwelt.de/.../28560_2-free-download-manager.html?sig=137fedb10165a4205ce79f9a89ac3748

http://dtncm7b86mywn.cloudfront.net/.../fdminst.exe

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://www.tamindir.com/indir/MjAxNS0wNS0wNCAyMjoyNjo0Mg==/free-download-manager/.../3.9.5.1537

http://free-download-manager.th.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fl6CIpp2ilps=

http://dr8pk6ovub897.cloudfront.net/fdminst.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/24/45/.../fdminst.exe

http://free-download-manager.id.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fl5-InqWglp0=

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1432099129c8619/free_download_manager_3.9.5_build1537/.../0/

http://files2.freedownloadmanager.org/fdminst.exe

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/24/45/.../fdminst.exe

http://i.download.idg.pl/fannef/ea02e2431c389592f84ffe18ecf5fb77/553ce2b2//vol2/w95/utils/.../fdminst_3.9.5.1537.exe

http://www.filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://f0.freedownloadmanager.org/fdminst.exe

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