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Steam

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 application steam.exe, “Steam ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadd.org.
Publisher:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Steam

Description:
Steam

Version:
2.0.4.69

MD5:
c9d1a2b6b8616ee97ceec8111231dbbf

SHA-1:
f9ca0b86ae3ab72b22196ce75a913aa347563e64

SHA-256:
24d694a4ae58cd6f5139c64914560ca4db3383a714ee4e615299561e896687e4

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/18/2024 9:22:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.170.158

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JB
2014.0.4015

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-26
0.98/19328

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
19406

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4723
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6e40cf7f
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.09.03.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblbu
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.837544
14.09.02.01

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.F
14.9.3.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14901

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.128
2.0.0.1909

File size:
817.9 KB (837,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.69

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2013 11:10:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81g6i:JdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3ZL

Entry address:
0x25F7B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, 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:
7.8789

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../steam.exe&n=Steam&key=dd7a9d21ddcb7914f58811c484554229758fc4576ba8b1c096c5d8827c290bbb&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../steam.png&sid=steam&filename=Steam

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