ie11_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 ie11_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-file.browsersinfo.com.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1abcab20dfc82aa9ac2dd96fce429409

SHA-1:
9b0ad4fd83cd045163b9d3f07b58548a65cbe5f2

SHA-256:
9c91fe5ef3a4312fb8ecc3f5f4c6c024ddec811fcd680095035a6c86fe253483

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

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:
5/10/2024 7:44:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.TU.dropper
2014.0.4040

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
10/18/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2014.10.18.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.N
14.10.18.5

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

File size:
826.4 KB (846,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ie11_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 6:59:59 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:
6/21/2014 9:05:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZuR5EPHvTzJIYOcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3HfPu:hf7zmYlyKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23aLu

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8748

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

The file ie11_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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