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internet explorer qd setup.exe

Mupebus

Download Helper

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 internet explorer qd setup.exe, “Mupebus Setup ” by Download Helper 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Fob   (signed by Download Helper)

Product:
Mupebus

Description:
Mupebus Setup

Version:
3.2.5.6

MD5:
b17fede024d2e76551de53586c400a87

SHA-1:
5a4b74d96049e2696d85573aa2eb0d4f4aa5e223

SHA-256:
dcb4111309f46672beac115378fa8563eb80e36cdea16542fbfadc841b1e5508

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 6:41:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.16.8

File size:
1.2 MB (1,225,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internet explorer qd setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/17/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, OU=IT, O=Download Helper, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6B209A9997D0FC2C4CF9896912DC9418

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9846

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file internet explorer qd setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.quickbitsdownloads.com/VqbtIzKZ nEFVlkxMl8MRixOdJORaiNGEiu1CaypOvp 9NbdWFxmMG4Mn3ujgl_NxewyLXUBak5wO36N3zeMXk3uz3cO6ORmU1Lf KIlWKaaSimqchnmKJzeI693hOX2a9j oixvnK62VRfwV1zVfyxPwuoNZyH8vlnFrSoU1LFKabYRPPIrxk2T7YddKeTMNmydmH68bS1rzMbXnhFcgHdsnsFNgA==-G0YAAERPFhNXxfBgCgQc48Bpejo_H2kePGSlMsGTAY3TkVrcPHMlZ Cqxdd jDHkgBA7Cif

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