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setup.exe

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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadverse.com.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Install Manager (signed by Install Manager)

Product:

Download Manager

Description:

Download Manager

Version:

2.0.85.0

MD5:

57b5c26f2dc0ab49e101b60ed8785540

SHA-1:

764b6982e7b49a7bf1f38d4852bd8c42905d3584

SHA-256:

54a350b858d3b6f73f16d3335877d78b639a0e0e6966765ad506fcf41eda3b9e

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:

4/26/2024 6:01:47 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

403

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]

2014.9-151228

AVG

BundleApp_r

2016.0.2881

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

1.0.20.1810

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

9.0.1.0362

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

8.15.12.28.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-6bcf410b

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-28-12_2

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13286

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.902

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.12.28.12

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.6537

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

16.0.0.1086

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.dedhdy

0.28.2.61942

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

11.20151228

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.934296.B

14.09.29.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.12.28.12

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)

15.12.28.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.151226

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

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:

8/6/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2015 5:00:00 AM

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 11:31:30 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:aNhhJK9s1iPB3aJi4Wc16V3yH/oN01n2L4aysRrnj:aNhhJ+i63ci4N6JyH/oen2ca9F

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8735

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

848 KB (868,352 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadverse.com/get/click/.../?uid=6af58afa4e114c55ab6b1fc17553515c&sid=4532&filename=Setup

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