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Download Manager

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Download Manager ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Download Manager

Description:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.85.0

MD5:
e282c0b97219150660c24062794d0af0

SHA-1:
424da996031a9d6a6666cb030cb35dd139795363

SHA-256:
0703d81b957c7e143b2f9d24b5b77420861e402000c5d667a6e3abcc6c0f44ef

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 8:08:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
354

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.170.204

avast!
Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
BundleApp_r
2017.0.2832

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-228
0.98/19932

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.CEBE
20393

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5402
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
8.16.02.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6bcf410b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.02.15.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.dedhdy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.934296.B
14.09.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.02

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)
16.2.15.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.11

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.UVJOZfB
37.0.11274

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.532
2.0.0.1911

File size:
913.9 KB (935,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.85.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/7/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2014 8:31:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:iNhhJK9s1iPB3aJi4Wc16V3yH/oN01n2L4aysRrkQ:iNhhJ+i63ci4N6JyH/oen2ca9l

Entry address:
0x2A3B80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, E3, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
848 KB (868,352 bytes)

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