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shareaza.exe

WeDownload, Ltd

The application shareaza.exe by WeDownload has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Midia Downloader installer.
Publisher:
WeDownload, Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1976072b231f434bb4c3e6df0e32a7f9

SHA-1:
cff3390bc0f520cac7b9bb2252640f5f89117b02

SHA-256:
0bfb6b9237e419ad0f8adb1d45c517e6f7ff1ec276e61ab223b802ec13586e12

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 1:37:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
6212523

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DownloadManager
2014.11.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.188.28

avast!
Downloader-TOV [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Wedownload
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.MSIL.Fakromup
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
1.0.20.1775

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Dropped-1550
0.98/19819

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9012
9.0.1.0355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Fakromup.M!tr
12/21/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.MSIL.Fakromup
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Trojan.RDN/Generic.dx!dg3
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Fakromup.dinliq
0.28.6.63474

Norman
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.575872
14.11.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.MSI.r3
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WeDownload.I
14.12.21.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17A050D4!396382420
23.00.65.141219

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0PKJ14
7.2.355

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0PKJ14
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.WeDownload
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35016

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Fakromup.Win32.1
2.0.0.2004

File size:
562.4 KB (575,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WeDownload, Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/5/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="WeDownload, Ltd", O="WeDownload, Ltd", L=Nicosia, C=CY

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

Serial number:
0320C5B8F7CE6E92D3665598826A4480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 4:03:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oPwMDD1dxDx5SCbpK2h6Ieu96aUT7dxIfLbdi8R+3z2f:kt9jF5JU2h6IlLUTUvdRRaz2f

Entry address:
0x30E2

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9071

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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