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instant messengerinstaller.exe

Download Manager

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 instant messengerinstaller.exe, “Product Installer” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download-free.com.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
7544b25145ef942bd8af52df5de3c261

SHA-1:
dfc3c7b7bfe66de6f5353694623df4339c5bf041

SHA-256:
25dc0598182d5896b5dc3d6ab8d51798f86cff7cda4ff54cd68cc070dea598c2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:09:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.9.8

File size:
675.1 KB (691,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

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\instant messengerinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, STREET=26 York Street, STREET=Westminster, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=W1U 6PZ, C=GB

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

Serial number:
19777BC7489D8203801D05ACE10DBEAC

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IOYUBPAxb5FCd6lyEcyjJfZpoLooeppu4CccRq1a6wn13aNTONOEHZAmBgDw2Q9f:lLARttZpmohXfcY1a6w13agoEHSsuw22

Entry address:
0x8000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 98, 7F, 40, 00, E8, D4, C3, FF, FF, E8, 33, FC, FF, FF, E8, A2, B3, FF, FF, 8B, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9596

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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

https://www.download-free.com/download.php?software=messenger-software&path=live5

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