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AdawareSetup.exe

Ad-Aware Free Antivirus

Download Manager, LLC

The application AdawareSetup.exe 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 download.downloadd.co.
Publisher:
Download Manager, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus

Version:
3.0.0.73

MD5:
b343ce6489f2f60dbf5412167ce4ec9f

SHA-1:
f72b7a98f51a4f4f853df9d5e718573577f60482

SHA-256:
cc4cc09ad3c8f49985100e2dbdcdd261e9a022eeac4a76e355e2be59ac0c7c7d

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:
12/25/2024 1:05:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.8.1.7

File size:
788.4 KB (807,304 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.73

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager, LLC

Original file name:
AdawareSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/13/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/13/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Download Manager, LLC", O="Download Manager, LLC", L=Elkhart, S=Indiana, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2E237E5FB17FCF829CCA0A9B6176FC0B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 1:30:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MbFdxlYmY5Kq2w7R0zUSh8wV1EzwlA5rGnK4S8eciy5/RTGV:MZdabezUSh8wV1EzwlUGnK4SU5/m

Entry address:
0x4D5CF

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 40, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1197

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

http://download.downloadd.co/v2/click/80af325a/?d=http://downloadd.co/.../adaware.exe&n=Ad-Aware Free Antivirus&key=a5c10dd617dd21ea2336e906a3b6f883e9161d2b7943fa99696e53a105a40091&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.co/.../adaware.png&sid=adaware&filename=AdawareSetup

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