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Download Assistant

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, “utorrent ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
utorrent

Description:
utorrent

Version:
3.0.0.50

MD5:
c332d72d87297419abde6f94c2cb7a9b

SHA-1:
20e30af75ca9371e416aac086de97525a99e370d

SHA-256:
b91afa35a93d466b8a4b0d2e9712f2f5f7fef7f688def80254a8bf8b91a3498a

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/24/2024 11:39:09 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
524

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.05.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.203.0

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3002

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.1210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.3
9.0.1.0242

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.FX
8.15.08.30.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant (variant)
9.10725

F-Prot
W32/A-9949dfbf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.FX
11.2015-30-08_1

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of winrar_installer.exe (Adware)
2015.10.26.9

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.08.30.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49704
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Application.Bundler.FX
11.20150830

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.30.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.8.30.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Bundler!6.1D88
23.00.65.15828

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MFfaER
37.0.11255

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1246
2.0.0.2174

File size:
832.8 KB (852,832 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.50

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

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\utorrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 2:37:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:J/rul5hXVmgSsJWO7GICErUBn3/U3BJALLCLuMJXBrQc94ioQYQiI1XPOHmc2Dt1:proHJWOqpTnk4W5Xz4pyTPOHV2Dtfd

Entry address:
0x4C6FF

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, 3E, 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:
7.0735

Code size:
466.5 KB (477,696 bytes)

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