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setup.exe

Download Manager

Installer Setup

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application setup.exe by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from touch.kaspersky.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.5.0.22

MD5:
15ca127ad4ee5e1b60f99c2330fc884b

SHA-1:
1c67af4ac43fe52c9916824facc0af89265580d7

SHA-256:
402eef87b6e26f6f48bbe8590f488b487d1d8329a51102cc10157080cb78a46d

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 8:59:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.1058144
7.11.193.70

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
20516

Dr.Web
Adware.Iminent.4
9.0.1.0362

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.yy5@kyrqAJhi
11.2014-28-12_1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.12.28.10

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.28.10

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.InstallerSetup.F
14.12.28.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

File size:
1 MB (1,063,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.22

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 1:31:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LR80jYKZ/ejh5qbuySAL0bPZcg9zvEq/M4pdUtXsoQ7QfgJ2Uf42/bqWVa3:LRjYKZWjh5qbuySK0TPx5kedUtQ7igJq

Entry address:
0x345880

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, 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:
7.8930

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://touch.kaspersky.com/url_redirect/.../1399242803

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