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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:
3.0.0.97

MD5:
9511782c9f727b32634cee4b20e23550

SHA-1:
b37d1545e87c4f7ea48153912c6b4524a91aa857

SHA-256:
b8e27cbdfa2a89c7210d224bc4a1c3ebaa0462d4df801f53b843f9557de7ef63

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/29/2024 9:18:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
357

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
2014.9-160213

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.220

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21953

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.13.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.2.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.13.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16211

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39486

File size:
959.7 KB (982,696 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.97

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
Signed by:
Download Assistant

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:
5/4/2015 2:44:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:u//ceCVINJnaMQq5xUcy20BD8SJrTQISb69GG:mRCP9cyF+S5TQ36cG

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:
7.0582

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file WordFree_2015.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://getwordfree.com/lp/.../download.php

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