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Garmin_Express.exe

Garmin Express

Download Assistant

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 Garmin_Express.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Garmin Express

Version:
3.0.0.61

MD5:
bdc37dd3deebc83c61d9d8f63aa80501

SHA-1:
44f9e94ec042518222d7ec460f232b3db92ab395

SHA-256:
f27a0ada5ceaa8de9b882fb1277f1ea60ee06884449207e838dce5524768aef4

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:02:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
452

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.01.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.203.36

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2930

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.1565

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
8.15.11.09.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-09-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
15.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14689

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.11.09.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.939

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.ZPACK.dlnoxx
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.09.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.11.9.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
36666

File size:
783.9 KB (802,688 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.61

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
Garmin_Express.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 9:50:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pNlLp1zdnY029Ve01uh1eWT8/0Ngani6aAKQZl3Mu65aSf8Pp43doJpYEUpObRDL:rdcVe01ubfe0Mz8r65643doJpXDVt

Entry address:
0x4CC8F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 00, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1121

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

http://freewareflow.com/b/usa/freeware/garminexpress/ggl/.../download.php

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