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Internet Explorer Setup.exe

Internet Explorer

Download Publisher

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 Internet Explorer Setup.exe by Download Publisher 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Internet Explorer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Publisher  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer

Version:
3.0.0.61

MD5:
bc04bd2db580b8b6eaa5546e4db9b1ee

SHA-1:
9fa7383c384c5f0a97031ae9be9a607c311667f5

SHA-256:
83f07d53797cf9376b36e92f821acf32569577708312d690f709875794996956

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 '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:
5/16/2024 12:31:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.7.3.11

File size:
784.2 KB (803,032 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.61

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

Original file name:
Internet Explorer Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internet explorer setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Publisher, O=Download Publisher, 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:
5ECC09F6F591E0329759887CAC9A3B81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 11:20:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xNlLp1zdnY029Ve01uh1eWT8/0Ngani6aAKQZl3Mu65aSf8Pp43foJpYEUpObRDL:DdcVe01ubfe0Mz8r65643foJpXDt1

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:
7.1114

The file Internet Explorer Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.downtoad.com/v2/click/ligiz166/?d=http://www.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/internetexplorer.exe&n=Internet Explorer&key=4968e749f4e08cea013bae85509ebaa7bb93f1b4e4fef07bd378c74feea18d4e&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/internetexplorer/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/internetexplorer/.../installsplash.png&filename=Internet Explorer Setup&sid=Bing2-USA-InternetExplorer-

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