utorrent download manager.exe

Application Software

AppCenter, Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application utorrent download manager.exe, “Application Software Setup ” by AppCenter has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by AppCenter, Inc.)

Product:
Application Software

Description:
Application Software Setup

Version:
1.6.2.4

MD5:
ecf7eff74494c43f938a2ad938bfa77f

SHA-1:
b6a712ac9f398460b8a2838d4feda00058017966

SHA-256:
4c925c0ee82588dd5031bc36195ae3775f11f8c5843ccac0d9797af80436ee87

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/18/2024 9:39:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.AppCenter.Installer (M)
16.2.7.2

File size:
763 KB (781,320 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.4

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\utorrent download manager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="AppCenter, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

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:
0A297D559E56794BFC370BAA3D48D630

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:ZqCGSjOzKs/YwGKVW6VX4VdVACK5HvSyZvQBf04OroZ82EA+f5kJ2miXTg5:ZqCrj0KuxVz4JADxSBf04O08DUXiXTs

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8550

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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