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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 java.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Java

Version:
3.0.0.59

MD5:
1b179377f3dbe99dce6cf152ad03ebdd

SHA-1:
e6621eb4a061d7f9e147e02d1cbec21a04d68a9f

SHA-256:
4cd14dc2011a47e17c98a61957e683db46ee1037f7b4335c07703df010f8ee0c

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/16/2024 9:30:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
551

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.03.23

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKE [PUP]
2014.9-150803

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3029

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.1075

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.7
9.0.1.0215

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
8.15.08.03.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-03-08_2

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of chromesetup.exe (Adware)
2015.9.8.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15341

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.08.03.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.645

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dljetu
0.30.8.659

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
11.20150803

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.03.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.8.3.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58326
2.0.0.2111

File size:
781.6 KB (800,352 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.59

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
java.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\java.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/12/2016 7:59:59 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:
11/26/2014 4:32:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nX/3Q9p0jL5qO/v+DO240HFP2VJLST1OnI:vn//vH2408LLST

Entry address:
0x4C95F

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, C0, 3E, 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:
7.1125

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