windows live movie maker.exe

Windows Live Movie Maker

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application windows live movie maker.exe, “Windows Live Movie Maker ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.installs.co.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Windows Live Movie Maker

Description:
Windows Live Movie Maker

Version:
2.0.52.0

MD5:
7416af330cafda872291c651d5b2ae74

SHA-1:
e8e0db615c4720f3c958a12cecbdf1da0b6866dd

SHA-256:
7bd5632ce855d1b6d982ca15206bdd0a4509c73bf957edc1fc15a0aaed47af2b

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
5/10/2024 8:53:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.154

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3380

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5379
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.16.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.Y
14.8.16.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14814

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

File size:
897.4 KB (918,944 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.52.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/15/2014 11:25:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:O0pUzKL8lVoAWomDtgcnSeRnf72iGxaJ0:OwUzKL4VoAYgm72iD2

Entry address:
0x297B20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8733

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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