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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 pdf readerinstaller.exe, “Product Installer” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
78ca9808c8ba60b4ad05df030d3b6d58

SHA-1:
54e1d64a5b0ae2de7d29ba0ee173afeca3565ae2

SHA-256:
4af85fe23bb0eb5a5c94b7d5f29da30e2bd198990867abf6f9c36fac2bfbc1cc

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
5/4/2024 5:16:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-ASF [PUP]
2014.9-160130

AVG
Trojan horse SHeur4
2017.0.2849

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.16130

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18666

Dr.Web
SCRIPT.Virus
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass!IK
8.16.01.30.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.G application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
1/30/2016

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass
t3scan.1.1.122.0

McAfee
Artemis!7ACB9EB512A0
5600.6505

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
16.1.30.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.A4AD3B83
7.2.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.18.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26824

File size:
1016.2 KB (1,040,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdf readerinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
5/31/2016 4:59:59 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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dL+RttZpmohXfcY1a6whzJ6D1rGJiDrQWpo9XUN5qO+HSsuw2GUQLDu6/6l6:SjmtY1qtJ6D3AbC5qO+HSsLR66

Entry address:
0x8000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 98, 7F, 40, 00, E8, D4, C3, FF, FF, E8, 33, FC, FF, FF, E8, A2, B3, FF, FF, 8B, C0, 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, 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, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9794

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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