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viber setup.exe

Viber

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 viber setup.exe, “Viber ” 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 by Download Publisher)

Product:
Viber

Description:
Viber

Version:
3.0.0.42

MD5:
b1249cbd8fde58565241eeb335b71c95

SHA-1:
277441bf1a2c875a6e272f1e4585efbabdcec98a

SHA-256:
873eb6b6343982e4303be72fec580aa6406a474665442c4f2df07f250c6518a2

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:
5/16/2024 1:44:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.29.3

File size:
922.3 KB (944,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.42

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

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\viber setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/25/2014 5:45:00 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 5:44:59 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:
10/30/2014 9:40:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Vl60qMA5canSPzXdIBAp8AF1Loe8yjoFU40A/PNDzl:VNqMWcaWIO8AFmioFzf/P5zl

Entry address:
0x4CCED

Entry point:
E8, F0, 08, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 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, 4D, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 51, 09, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.2091

Code size:
468.5 KB (479,744 bytes)

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

http://software.downtoad.com/v2/click/ligiz166/?d=http://www.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/viber.exe&n=Viber&key=6d6ad99184fe3f1df40468ff4767d2b8ab975f5b9bbbee22da78a0fe591a4f56&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/viber/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/viber/.../installsplash.png&filename=Viber Setup&sid=Bing2-USA-Viber----

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