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Setup.exe

Software Updater

Download Manager

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 file Setup.exe by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.34

MD5:
a4d88d4e05dbfb4239f78724832bfdf2

SHA-1:
00aae51d767279107b880ab89128320bf9d42f7c

SHA-256:
967629aac788dc47ebb56d4b238480c473d60d529e6385dae6efdcdb77b27565

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 7:47:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
6586311

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2015.02.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.212.228

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3185

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
1.0.20.290

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
21235

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9693
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915113

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.02.27.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
16.0.0.174

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dnjdfg
0.30.0.296

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.27.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Air Software
15.2.27.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.802
2.0.0.2084

File size:
1 MB (1,086,008 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.34

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
Setup.exe

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 9:55:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VCLxq2iw5lmu4b7/WNVD1MxbUkSWx2Ji0vJBOiNi2mfXC96Ltn:Vc7dli01QQhTOEibfS96Lt

Entry address:
0x358CA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 65, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, DA, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8923

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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