unlimited downloads.exe

Download Manager

Air Software

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 application unlimited downloads.exe, “Download Manager ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Description:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.4.99

MD5:
cfaa58248ac6c123d1945d169d621a97

SHA-1:
41cf652815c35af054fac40c8fc940b2e0a4169b

SHA-256:
5f34f2331965ceb6e4ebd2176302112c86e59903e877690aa14985458f5904f0

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
5/19/2024 8:26:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
6582766

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2015.03.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.216.120

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150312

AVG
Adware InstallCore.QH
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
1.0.20.355

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-17
0.98/20187

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18205

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4790
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587
3/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-8f9a0f53
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.19.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11965

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2355

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.03.12.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
16.0.0.213

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkkg
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862112
14.05.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.03.12.10

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.12.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15310

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD
37.0.11491

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28788

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.101
2.0.0.2097

File size:
841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.99

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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\unlimited downloads.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, 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:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2014 11:32:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8dSm0SPFmhs4+doHz2hM3OBT922ymyqlA9ZfZI7m2/g5xkdGOcJch:8djdd/qH5G5nS9Zfi7m2F8OPh

Entry address:
0x268310

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E5, 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:
7.8867

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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