WordFree_2015.exe

Word Free

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 WordFree_2015.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Word Free

Version:
3.0.0.95

MD5:
c79cf2af36dcc1c0193ad8dd67c8cf69

SHA-1:
52e99b2a289a2a92de279d4ba7b8b480645e9ed0

SHA-256:
7ff60d58d8f36041c24403ca2f9a3a1651d4f978ff0d0fd87360502016ef1672

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/29/2024 9:20:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
410

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
2014.9-151222

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.1780

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21953

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.0356

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.22.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-22-12_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.12.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.1068

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.22.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.12.22.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.151220

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39486

File size:
959.2 KB (982,184 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.95

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
WordFree_2015.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\wordfree_2015.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/29/2015 2:40:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MNPxiDbPEnKZVh5BPKsFgBCFvx2/YBOitVwDnB641a6Gk796oBEk4jWbHC0Yxksi:MK5isFghYFVC6r6GkxuWu0YxRRdMpqaN

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0560

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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