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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 bittorrent softwareinstaller.exe, “Product Installer” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 15 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:
ab618bac53c9d9f0874b14925a9ce910

SHA-1:
ba257565e8d633a9c0b02a591b3869a93944a970

SHA-256:
67962f4dcaf9039d2682e0d6bf9fe57cc73edfb75c5de612b99a961ea297ed48

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
1/14/2025 2:49:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-ASF [PUP]
2014.9-141229

AVG
Trojan horse SHeur4
2015.0.3245

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.141229

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18666

Dr.Web
SCRIPT.Virus
9.0.1.0363

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass!IK
8.14.12.29.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.G application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
12/29/2014

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

McAfee
Artemis!7ACB9EB512A0
5600.6901

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.CC
14.12.29.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0102
7.2.363

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.18.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
20682

File size:
1016.3 KB (1,040,648 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\bittorrent 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:NLERttZpmohXfcY1a6wvzJ6D1rGJiDrQWpo9XaeJZ+MHSsuw2GUQtM6/6iM:0jmtY1qbJ6D3AbFJZ+MHSsLR1M

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:
7.9794

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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

https://www.download-free.com/download.php?software=torrent-software&path=live10

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