windows live movie maker download manager.exe

The AppCenter, Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows live movie maker download manager.exe by The AppCenter has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
The AppCenter, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c53d5ca55174bd5d885a84c2f75009e5

SHA-1:
777e2d773b64c1c36c57f2d38ded74a42b2e87b9

SHA-256:
11c717afb9c78012ca5f1006993c660f0150c5dc8c0334b6e42f7d1ab2c8fd85

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/28/2024 9:40:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3340

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QL potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TheAppCenter.j
14.9.25.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
763.2 KB (781,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows live movie maker download manager.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="The AppCenter, Inc.", OU=IT, O="The AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
27D3922D340793E388C74C3C512CFD62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8i7vpshxcwcT5FZQwhqqrkc8n5EYlvhnahdUR1pj/PlCsURkn1QZtmN0KhhOX3Rn:8i7vChxcwc13hqOMBahd+lCnB340B6W6

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8418

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)