freefixer download manager.exe

The AppCenter, Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application freefixer download manager.exe by The AppCenter has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user.
Publisher:
The AppCenter, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a664d8066030f55aaf65070fb2439e0

SHA-1:
6449cc56ae910935f7ad0f2abf631777864269ed

SHA-256:
2b90b7aba36244273ee5933f0c1d4e017a8d7bb1d84a3ef7c31a15a8c0a4f6e2

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/10/2024 5:37:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.38502
9.0.1.05190

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13789

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TheAppCenter.AA
14.10.24.18

File size:
792.6 KB (811,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="The AppCenter, Inc.", OU=IT, O="The AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
27D3922D340793E388C74C3C512CFD62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZCYFN/dCn/Kur/icAZ1ZruPnUXPR83Zp:Z5bu/lpAZ9XPRe

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:
7.8524

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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