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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 flash playerinstaller.exe, “Product Installer” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 19 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:
2db3ea6048449939ed9c38efd04ee700

SHA-1:
13faa04e5cb18d712b31974f8e229d2ac71a2a13

SHA-256:
bdfd0f5f6d51ea3544fc302a4ae574fc2cce1e6356d44174e6c4be2978ec69c5

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/14/2025 3:01:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-ASF [PUP]
2014.9-151030

AVG
Trojan horse SHeur4
2016.0.2940

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.151030

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18666

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.554
9.0.1.0303

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass!IK
8.15.10.30.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.G application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
10/30/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass
t3scan.1.3.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.170.9324

McAfee
Artemis!7ACB9EB512A0
5600.6596

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
15.10.30.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.A4AD3B83
7.2.303

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.18.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28196

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.47011
2.0.0.2202

File size:
675 KB (691,216 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\flash playerinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/31/2016 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AOYUBPAxb5FCd6lyEcyjJfZpoLooeppu4CccRq1a6wn13aNTONOEHZAmBgDw2Q9S:tLARttZpmohXfcY1a6w13agoEHSsuw2f

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:
7.9596

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file flash playerinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.download-free.com/download.php?software=flash-video-player&path=live5

https://www.download-free.com/download.php?software=flash-video-player&path=live5

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