free_download_manager_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application free_download_manager_setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from stclick.net.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by Premium Installer)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
9d6025d771d9907e0dec2ecdd1bc3617

SHA-1:
2299f22af5b47944eaf0bff0bfbe02b8f9790e1c

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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 4:22:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.89
353

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2015.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Installer-K [PUP]
2014.9-160217

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.ExpressInstall
2017.0.2831

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.89
1.0.20.240

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
21903

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.4, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.048

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.89
8.16.02.17.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
2/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-cbdfd4e2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif
11.2016-17-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.89
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.203.15712

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.650

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.02.17.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.89
17.0.0.144

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cqiqwb
0.30.20.1219

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1762968
15.04.24.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
16.02.17.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.iBryte.DC4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.PremiumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.17.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.492
23.00.65.16215

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.604
2.0.0.2154

File size:
1.7 MB (1,747,608 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\free_download_manager_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/27/2013 7:52:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:eBSGaN4UvpPXjB+avGAsygKO/2nDRoRoDx+u0W1PrPi:eC4UvpPt+aeAlDe2l7b0W1W

Entry address:
0x4A9C

Entry point:
E8, FB, 35, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 5C, C2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, C0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
7.2167

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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