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 by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 3 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:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

MD5:
65dbd23a80f93565216618ab8c0d7416

SHA-1:
af962803695594c95c3731e80e5bb46da2808668

SHA-256:
67c8410c5e1d144d96a173ae504f65b03063faa7020ea5544625441d86693efe

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 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:
5/3/2024 2:37:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadManager.V
14.8.7.23

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R06H1DB
7.2.106

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.20.2

File size:
500.4 KB (512,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
5/26/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2012 7:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
7A29EA7E77DAC7B65FC20ECCCB2D8A3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RjHLJis3H1bv+sScbEay+NbtnRwQqrR7x2MMjJzKMFWce:hHN13Z+sScoayKbtn3q97x21jVvte

Entry address:
0x30600

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, FD, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9953

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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