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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 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.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c0aab633b42176fcc8fe86ae76e91c6a

SHA-1:
eb38e94fef12c8619cf90386194dc4c924a7f4eb

SHA-256:
9a87d9faa45042444f2c45b249183a2fac9fccc42f0c9b4e9a8aaa174e691952

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 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:
4/23/2024 10:47:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
17.2.19.3

File size:
502.9 KB (515,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 8:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 6:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30600

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, FD, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9952

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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