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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:

2.0.88.0

MD5:

83088be4232fdc1d8aa130e1bf7a14d2

SHA-1:

84c3d4429637d8953a2dcd8243d842a68ad0a6a0

SHA-256:

b17ae79cd33b7ba1732b039a581ef1b7be1a8cbc6a61e7e710d9dd01f63bb540

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 '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:

4/26/2024 8:40:15 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

365

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]

2014.9-160204

AVG

BundleApp_r

2017.0.2843

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

1.0.20.175

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

9.0.1.035

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

8.16.02.04.09

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

11.2016-04-02_5

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

14.0.0.711

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.02.04.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.6499

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

17.0.0.105

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.dedhdy

0.28.2.61942

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

11.20160204

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.934296.B

14.09.29.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.02.04.09

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)

16.2.4.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16202

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:

916.4 KB (938,392 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.88.0

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Manager

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

8/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2015 8:00:00 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:

10/16/2014 4:57:06 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:hJnav4dbkHXlQTlACio/uyy5150XxiRE/I+:nav48X+TlAfUoteF/9

Entry address:

0x2A5420

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 10, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, 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:

7.8730

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

852 KB (872,448 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadverse.com/get/click/.../?sid=117896&uid=f0788477e5494445a4bbb29cd75d38f8&filename=Setup

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