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windows_8_32bit_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application windows_8_32bit_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-file.downloadinfo.co.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad40109514bb3b8e2a97b7670f10ba96

SHA-1:
36ec244954abb67e50c53ff1df916914d60a81e5

SHA-256:
f00c7616dc3ee432f0f76add4fed6e095ba5549cfbeaaf04a77da63f3a7960b2

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:36:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.150.104

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151008

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0281

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MM potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ie11_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.8.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDownloader.Bundler (M)
15.8.20.16

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9582

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
29388

File size:
750.2 KB (768,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows_8_32bit_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OfspT/+KegmFVG6Hu2iqsaelTEldwCJE/W+R9JSrYbSoZadA7oaJi+j4OIol5GcK:OfsBEgmHG6HTsianbSobl42pK

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:
7.8842

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file windows_8_32bit_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download-file.downloadinfo.co/download/66/.../

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