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uTorrent.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.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.downtoad.com.
Publisher:
Download Publisher  (signed and verified)

Product:
uTorrent

Version:
3.0.0.74

MD5:
af802f92d2eae8c2fbea34ba083c4a70

SHA-1:
101bcfbfeec1e3da276077b720ae4f6fbdd5776c

SHA-256:
54056b0db2ca51c8e4e88ec8370f2dc50beb6b81df0a63c8832475fb14751c83

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:
5/15/2024 12:07:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.8.9.6

File size:
788.5 KB (807,440 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.74

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

Original file name:
uTorrent.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:
2/2/2015 12:10:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MBs6ZFH2p+hY3SJKZUSh8wV1EzoVI5PZm42eBx5/RTts:MC6IvPZUSh8wV1EzoVOZm42U5/o

Entry address:
0x4D5CF

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, 40, 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:
7.1180

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

http://software.downtoad.com/v2/click/ligiz166/?d=http://www.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/utorrent.exe&n=uTorrent&key=a5435068a129835eb10045149615aaded806cb177e160dd8e0f95a186f18286d&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/utorrent/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/utorrent/.../installsplash.png&filename=uTorrent&sid=Bing2-USA-uTorrent-

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