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uTorrent Setup.exe

uTorrent

Download Publisher

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 uTorrent Setup.exe by Download Publisher 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.onedownloader.com.
Publisher:
Download Publisher  (signed and verified)

Product:
uTorrent

Version:
3.0.0.63

MD5:
c47fefe4e7528dbd7cccd2f6a0449856

SHA-1:
1f50b6eba1ff768f6968afeda0178bfedb1d9365

SHA-256:
9f5cb6d54b7ea5f0d3858a451dc4e7483a5fc6fb76e5640741515784d123d010

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 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:
4/30/2024 12:21:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.27.17

File size:
785 KB (803,880 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.63

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

Original file name:
uTorrent Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/25/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Publisher, O=Download Publisher, 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:
5ECC09F6F591E0329759887CAC9A3B81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/7/2015 2:49:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0fgs8zfYy3or6tZekSG6RlYv1m4UOAcSm09HwP:0fgsqNSG6Yv1m4UhcN09E

Entry address:
0x4CD0F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1130

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

http://software.onedownloader.com/v2/click/gh8nzuiu/?d=http://www.onedownloader.com/softwarefiles/utorrent.exe&n=uTorrent&key=b4f60eeec2b65daa96de252a9bfe33ceb6b900a30d9664807f911a73a584347e&affiliate_image=http://www.onedownloader.com/softwarefiles/.../sm-install-utorrent.jpg&product_image=http://www.onedownloader.com/softwarefiles/.../install-utorrent.jpg&filename=uTorrent Setup&sid=bingusa-uRent----

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