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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 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
889e84148cd16b46b51c799f379310b5

SHA-1:
a5298bf57a74b4200b63f3ae00815e07643fe46e

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 '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:
4/18/2024 4:58:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Adware-ASF [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Trojan horse SHeur4
2017.0.2834

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
SCRIPT.Virus
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass!IK
8.16.02.14.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.G application
10.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass
t3scan.1.1.122.0

McAfee
Artemis!7ACB9EB512A0
5600.6490

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1004
7.2.45

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.18.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
19654

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.47011
2.0.0.2174

File size:
1020 KB (1,044,480 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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\zip softwareinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 4:59:59 PM

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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6LB/yReOnT1poPUymvPVW9AOzJ6D1rGJiDrQWpo9XJCvV04iuHSsuw2GUQmh6/6a:CyRnT1WPUHXVgJ6D3AbO04iuHSsLREs

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:
7.9795

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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