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Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flash playerinstaller.exe, “Product Installer” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download-free.com.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
b400666e70cce727866d47b380de9580

SHA-1:
94bf3718bec3950332bfce5c85412bf0764195c4

SHA-256:
398ea77f77fbddfe1c114258d4e4ebc9ccdba578b01d8113d08802be41f1da22

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 11:56:05 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-ASF [PUP]
2014.9-150106

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.554
9.0.1.06

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Spy.65536
t3scan.2.2.29

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.Y
15.1.6.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0926
7.2.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
24412

File size:
668.4 KB (684,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, STREET=26 York Street, STREET=Westminster, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=W1U 6PZ, C=GB

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

Serial number:
19777BC7489D8203801D05ACE10DBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KOYUBPfPX2DgFVACo4OnT11no55UymvPVH29c2qJPtnN+NrOiyOWHZAmBgDw2Q9S:XLf/yReOnT1poPUymvPVW9AN+MiBWHS5

Entry address:
0x8000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 98, 7F, 40, 00, E8, D4, C3, FF, FF, E8, 33, FC, FF, FF, E8, A2, B3, FF, FF, 8B, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9591

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file flash playerinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.download-free.com/download.php?software=flash-video-player&path=live3

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