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JDownloaderSetup_PCWorld.exe

JDownloader

AppWork GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application JDownloaderSetup_PCWorld.exe by AppWork GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.pcworld.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AppWork GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
JDownloader

Version:
0.9

MD5:
1cf7d2457d6a5424f1094fb353e9fb8d

SHA-1:
c8d980c4fb6aa95126b5cfb8a9bef3d8097b0798

SHA-256:
c5d6c70d2b90e79020ff1b52249d5949e9349b77c5e31b6277b5df82b0461510

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 11:49:46 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.installCore
15.3.1.23

File size:
22.7 MB (23,854,208 bytes)

Product version:
0.9

Copyright:
AppWork GmbH

Original file name:
JDownloaderSetup_PCWorld.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\new new programs\jdownloadersetup_pcworld.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AppWork GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/1/2011 9:00:48 AM

Valid to:
3/1/2014 9:00:41 AM

Subject:
E=e-mail@appwork.org, CN=AppWork GmbH, O=AppWork GmbH, L=Fürth, S=Bavaria, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign ObjectSign CA, OU=ObjectSign CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
0100000000012E71E7355C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2011 4:10:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:kqm2Vrbem37NoAEFq6KlfrUxytxOYcwFOgiqYtCOdq1O40qTk9lqJLgjTYcRB5:dxVr3KHq6+raytsYcwFYsOXqTk9Iajll

Entry address:
0x11F8

Entry point:
4D, 5A, 90, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 40, 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, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 1F, BA, 0E, 00, B4, 09, CD, 21, B8, 01, 4C, CD, 21, 54, 68, 69, 73, 20, 70, 72, 6F, 67, 72, 61, 6D, 20, 63, 61, 6E, 6E, 6F, 74, 20, 62, 65, 20, 72, 75, 6E, 20, 69, 6E, 20, 44, 4F, 53, 20, 6D, 6F, 64, 65, 2E, 0D, 0D, 0A, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9935  (probably packed)

Code size:
179.5 KB (183,808 bytes)

The file JDownloaderSetup_PCWorld.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new//internet/.../JDownloaderSetup_PCWorld.exe

https://mega.nz/temporary/.../2pdknDYQ

https://www.dropbox.com/s/.../JDownloaderSetup_PCWorld.exe

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