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installer_microsoft_word_english.exe

Microsoft Word

Download Assistant

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 installer_microsoft_word_english.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 19 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 Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Word

Version:
3.0.0.71

MD5:
9e63dcab0cdb0ac7b3ad85283702f3eb

SHA-1:
0ba76f8f71aa31179dcdea9aeccc1bda50c4283c

SHA-256:
c5e23b92d62587fcddac43bb3d5a391c8e6e89b2e7d2c347d1d5c39e6b4e5e21

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
12/26/2024 5:05:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
6474338

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.01.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.205.220

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.145

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.13577
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
15.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14803

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.01.29.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader12.dncixg
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software
15.1.29.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
36694

File size:
786.6 KB (805,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.71

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
installer_microsoft_word_English.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer_microsoft_word_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 12:10:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:axAhrVL4Ro+a8Gc3qt0VhswFVEDtk8H1wFQp4Eo5/RTm5:aOhR5t0VhswFVEDtk8HoQp4Eo5/K

Entry address:
0x4CF4F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 40, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1123

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

http://downloadv.nawert.com/installers/out/001270012800129/piid-54c8395e91c345.41265549/ok/1/oksem/english/us/msie/microsoft_word/d/97cb0b0a1470c8b34819c0e84165e0e9/air/.../na/installer_microsoft_word_English.exe

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