» free_download_setup.exe
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free_download_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application free_download_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Fast Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

827ada206378b5c998cea62381919306

SHA-1:

192b5fd58987de8735551ea29479a1e2830a3aac

SHA-256:

10a83b7127d4c457b5ea2053e7ddb945826e504be06567a98c7a1b5bd2ef96f3

Scanner detections:

7 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 2:31:15 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3342

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.8397

9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.QB potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of icreinstall_free_download_setup.exe (Adware)

2014.12.5.15

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.T

14.9.23.12

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

32210

File size:

837.6 KB (857,696 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\free_download_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Fast Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00FAF54737027D796BDFDF9DFF5F8D1709

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:UAvDBhTpB8PSNym9tinnPNdMZ8wAPyefhgI3oqJA:UcRyKIgSnPEZ8wAPnXi

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:

7.9031

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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