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installmanager.exe

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application installmanager.exe by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.cooctdlfast.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager  (signed and verified)

MD5:
51c5c19103938b0285c0f0c3bc7e6d35

SHA-1:
8d8a378dbfd7401d23a84f332567067fb1b8d6c5

SHA-256:
0bfc8c7fe2fdf37a1a7ed011aa14fadd0bc89c07e67a41651c56ee5f8a6be6c8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 2:06:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallM (M)
16.6.29.3

File size:
329.2 KB (337,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\installmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/10/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, STREET=5655 Silver Creek Valley Road, L=San Jose, S=CA, PostalCode=95138, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B002846E64097F7F385C58296C1A6D53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wFJ0S0fNApvQZD7pJ59ECadigTZXwVCTtZ4rt5q2pd5A8WwF0:O2NApIh7pBAdZXwVC/4rbJd5A8C

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9077

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.cooctdlfast.com/download.php?lnuFcg==

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