superantispyware_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application superantispyware_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as SUPERAntiSpyware but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
44ae93bb4a2e62c0b2efca286cfada19

SHA-1:
492f7482d680a9322fddf1f3a218c38be546682d

SHA-256:
114f0556509be7f5cd891727033db22c266c231bc00a62f5fa71a3b6464638bc

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/19/2024 8:23:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.188.58

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4189

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24814
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmnp
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.W
14.11.22.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141120

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1991

File size:
734.2 KB (751,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eyvpkdLDlMUHQvj1fEUOILwIVDZcRChddu6P0dcAgp4Qw/lS731rGs:5vSd6JEBYfZphdduY4cKB/07lr

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8542

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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