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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 Instagram.exe by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Instagram

Version:
2.5.0.24

MD5:
bd79d912e69f31a6da67bc914166e7a8

SHA-1:
e3c2e2ef2ee829b8231eb2ac30058bfb36d39dfd

SHA-256:
98518d52c912b25fee4010498af2042685b6d4c79a58053ad1c07edbfe1f7f19

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
1/15/2025 4:16:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
5760509

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2015.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Adware-CJY [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3080

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.820

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-457
0.98/20563

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
22429

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11042
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16231

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.06.13.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.492

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dlqckn
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.13.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Bundler
15.6.13.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.1B1A
23.00.65.15611

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
40786

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.771
2.0.0.2220

File size:
1 MB (1,064,192 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.24

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
Instagram.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 6:17:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jM1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeo6p:I1iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSev

Entry address:
0x345A40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8907

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://instagram.dl-direct.com/air.php?iCode=dHJhbnNhY3Rpb25faWQ9MTAyMzQwODUxYTEwNTgwNmZlYjJkYWRmMDk4OTQ5JmFmZmlsaWF0ZV9pZD0xMjE0Jm9mZmVyX2lkPTExNDQmZ2VvPVVLJm5hbWU9SW5zdGFncmFtJmV4ZT1odHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGcHJvdGVjdC1kbC5jbyUyRnBzdHdycCUyRmlubyUyRkluc3RhZ3JhbS5leGU=

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