free-download-manager.exe

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application free-download-manager.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from dsu7x9k8c43un.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
625a2acb4d99d0697f31b20a9b761b09

SHA-1:
a791562701b809487f0a35f1592a9d2b8f7c8a3d

SHA-256:
2a1b77d115b2ba567e9f8a86129759d6c52e5c4eaa14507488d9abdc36fb3dcc

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 5:50:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftM8.A
v2014.11.10.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM11.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftwareEOOD.V
14.11.10.10

File size:
960 KB (983,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-download-manager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/4/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0EB840FECC84AE6DCA7A92109E2314ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/8/2014 1:25:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Y2V9uSWpPUQOiydvby0yzz3k12grzM+lylqqdEyB2uH+6qSegs9Qd:Y6ufPUQNGqngv2Yqjsp6qSegeG

Entry address:
0x3004D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 61, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, DE, FF, C7, 87, 18, CA, 26, 00, 07, 10, C2, 4A, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.9209

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
936 KB (958,464 bytes)

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