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fdminst.exe

Free Download Manager

Softdeluxe Ltd.

The application fdminst.exe, “Free Download Manager Setup ” by Softdeluxe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from filehippo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FreeDownloadManager.ORG   (signed by Softdeluxe Ltd.)

Product:
Free Download Manager

Description:
Free Download Manager Setup

MD5:
5685180f3d450bb6c03305f9a174ea36

SHA-1:
42196cadd78ec47b99981b6ab77a4a8fd990904a

SHA-256:
4ab1a85cda751b970d368d79f145465870ef7dd38d86b2f8efed49d3469f882b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:12:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softdeluxe.FreeDown.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.10.13

File size:
10.5 MB (10,972,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softdeluxe Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softdeluxe Ltd., O=Softdeluxe Ltd., STREET="Universitetskaya St., 19", L=Dubna, S=Moscow region, PostalCode=141980, C=RU

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

Serial number:
2E75CC2B1043779E577FAA449BCE00A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 5:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Qds4bhESNKhSWMWFjlKOdJh/GHJmZOat4ghChw8mIxDG:QdZbYoL4cQJcJmMa9hChCI4

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9983

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file fdminst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://download4.fileeagle.com/files/2015/.../fdminst-3.9.6.exe

http://server3.downloadlod.com/.../freedownloadmanager.exe

http://free-download-manager.software.informer.com/.../

http://download5.fileeagle.com/files/2015/.../fdminst-3.9.6.exe

http://download.fileeagle.com/files/2015/.../fdminst-3.9.6.exe

http://server2.downloadlod.com/.../freedownloadmanager.exe

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=4165

http://f0.freedownloadmanager.org/fdminst.exe

http://server1.downloadlod.com/.../freedownloadmanager.exe

http://www.filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://download7.fileeagle.com/files/2015/.../fdminst-3.9.6.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/37/83/.../fdminst.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../fdminst396.exe

http://files2.freedownloadmanager.org/fdminst.exe

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