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Daemon-Tools

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 installer_daemon-tools_english.exe, “Daemon-Tools ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from daemon-tools.descargar.es.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
Daemon-Tools

Description:
Daemon-Tools

Version:
3.0.0.53

MD5:
cadf65ce27a13794c0b8fc52aafe85e9

SHA-1:
0d438f0285671acb894678f9355c3fd248077281

SHA-256:
58ecf794d8668211970e08f330653b6a4152afb12af37f3198777be3514635ae

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
5/4/2024 2:22:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3264

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14295

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2014.12.10.12

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.10.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAssistant.EE
14.12.10.12

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.08

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

File size:
833.3 KB (853,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.53

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_daemon-tools_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 6:59:59 PM

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:
11/17/2014 4:00:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Qt1IVE7xT7mso4jg8ShGoa43aipEtDtaf5:i1uS+4jgXc43aEMkh

Entry address:
0x4C712

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, 40, 3E, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B4, 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, 8B, 44, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.0733

Code size:
466.5 KB (477,696 bytes)

The file installer_daemon-tools_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://daemon-tools.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=US-7SEARCH&kw=daemon tool

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