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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 24 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:
146e5d9da0ccbf80da39c3d49c6fe4fc

SHA-1:
abe9bdca5a6041ec738b71c132b56d9e34da00ad

SHA-256:
caadb36d9b61ce332a3303935c4100d2431dfbd219e2c92e27a230a21951fbb1

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:28:27 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

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-37010
0.98/20124

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
37788

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:BCLxq2iw5lmu4b7/WNVD1MxbUkSWx2Ji0vJBOiNi2mfXC96Lru:Bc7dli01QQhTOEibfS96LS

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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