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Setup.exe

Download Manager

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 file Setup.exe by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 23 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:
Download Manager

Version:
2.5.0.41

MD5:
694e1ea58d92ed51fef4f431b0debd75

SHA-1:
e2154cb400466c08727be54860fb59b5dc315f31

SHA-256:
bd0c2ca489441816a875791595fe40988c8af8ce8a86e5624f5d72ab4116d366

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
4/24/2024 12:44:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
701

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.214.34

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150305

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
1.0.20.320

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-39429
0.98/20136

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
21306

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5851
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
8.15.03.05.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi
11.2015-05-03_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 285769.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.12.13

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15176

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2391

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.03.05.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
16.0.0.192

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.05.08

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.5.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.832
2.0.0.2087

File size:
1 MB (1,088,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.41

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 6:59:59 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:
2/24/2015 5:36:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:o8r7c8NUbRpkYjS287zj9GgKkUK23pOEdj4o/x:o8r7lNUbEYjS9PcgcK23B9p

Entry address:
0x35A970

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 65, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, 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:
7.8919

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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