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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:
57a800400cfa8141ce016e2cd5a68632

SHA-1:
61b012ce86021b2cb949856d8702ee7670985201

SHA-256:
3870420e749268254fc6042714f59868450fa3c6a0775062005a689097c32933

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:24:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-ASF [PUP]
2014.9-151108

AVG
Trojan horse SHeur4
2016.0.2931

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.15118

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18666

Dr.Web
SCRIPT.Virus
9.0.1.0312

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass!IK
8.15.11.08.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.G application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
11/8/2015

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

McAfee
Artemis!7ACB9EB512A0
5600.6587

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
15.11.8.16

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.A4AD3B83
7.2.312

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.18.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26824

File size:
675 KB (691,192 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IOYUBPsxb5FCd6lyEcyjJfZpoLooeppu4CccRq1a6wngYNPOTOIHZAmBgDw2Q9I9:lLsRttZpmohXfcY1a6wF0aIHSsuw2GUr

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:
7.9598

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file pdf readerinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.download-free.com/download.php?software=pdf-reader-software&path=live5

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