malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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 malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe by Download Assistant 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.softwaredownloadguru.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Version:
3.0.0.133

MD5:
f44598380cd5e6eb550bc053b70378f5

SHA-1:
0d07bd6504e14a6f126f64c49f5846b629f2e76e

SHA-256:
3da3ba61c79c07e72a441b23d67ae9d2715d74f1330b6ca66f6065418d6272a3

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:
5/3/2024 3:02:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.9.26.11

File size:
1.1 MB (1,199,936 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.133

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/10/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
2A59A0F5CC6710438C25A6EBF9AEA7C4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 6:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+xG8pz8aNxJndl9MJt6D9WrXtQ7cM6ppz/prua29RffK:D8pn3MHNrXt2cdpNuLffK

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9549

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The file malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.softwaredownloadguru.com/v2/click/ligiz166/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/malwarebytesantimalware.exe&n=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware&icon=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../aidesktop.ico&key=3b820e57af28258f53d2c54d0398b6504b82bf595c2f4ab87dc9ddb2fa3d1e82&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installsplash.png&filename=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup&sid=Yahoo-USA-MalwarebytesAnti-Malware-

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