horizon-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application horizon-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.file-mirror.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8277daa94661d0f42362802120d5eaf5

SHA-1:
577db1ef27df5af112d533e34174ef2fc081acc3

SHA-256:
1d079940fd1b8b25ade45bbd3cb0a41c57515fb8e779aa4eea70fa97baa1bf36

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 1:57:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.TTK
18008

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9609

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.04.10.01

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.58720

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.N
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
27808

File size:
792.5 KB (811,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\horizon-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 2:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nxpJ36GT+05hxBsW167JerwFx2mV+GbElwHFIC5b+q5V9J2ghrNUcRnb8bo:xpB6obnN17wYGbrIczlhrHJ

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4623

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file horizon-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 27 URLs.

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