zip softwareinstaller.exe

Download Manager

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 zip softwareinstaller.exe, “Product Installer” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download-free.com.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
718c6353872072452e6ba2a8053569f9

SHA-1:
983e8d5dd51b25f0ab5374d753d3a00bceb84cd1

SHA-256:
25b45117de6b0e7c4fe12e05ffe0f76a6439e3bec4d98be9cfa7c3f50ed6dc6f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 1:02:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.27.1

File size:
675 KB (691,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/31/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, STREET=26 York Street, STREET=Westminster, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=W1U 6PZ, C=GB

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

Serial number:
19777BC7489D8203801D05ACE10DBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QOYUBPsxb5FCd6lyEcyjJfZpoLooeppu4CccRq1a6wngYNPOTOIHZAmBgDw2Q9If:9LsRttZpmohXfcY1a6wF0aIHSsuw2GU9

Entry address:
0x8000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 98, 7F, 40, 00, E8, D4, C3, FF, FF, E8, 33, FC, FF, FF, E8, A2, B3, FF, FF, 8B, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9598

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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