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internet_explorer.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application internet_explorer.exe by Quick Downloader 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 Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop5.com.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
45fa867ed8d36e04787442243f972241

SHA-1:
d5c4ad16c05562ba2691d68acfa435ec221366a3

SHA-256:
840512d38b8f60b9d4c314124f86ba9cd80476e28db3de1699df71b6cfdf2bd6

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:
12/26/2024 11:55:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M)
16.4.3.9

File size:
559.7 KB (573,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ojDdJl96IzNAgYTAP8iAguGHY6ay1U2vpzvLXJ6V4QFUg6gNjIID:oXdh4/tq43y1ZpTLXJ6VZ+q

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9671

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.downloaddesktop5.com/1417575169/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&d1=90074&d2=48&exeurl=http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/3/B/C3BF2EF4-E764-430C-BDCE-479F2142FC81/IE9-Windows7-x86-enu.exe&dynamicname=InternetExplorerSetup&productname=Internet Explorer&filename=Internet_Explorer&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=smku4tb6jmljtpclehpt4697m8gsohqkord8j9u2c8punn5uqie0-f9d55d8f771901d4779ef6458518e314&d=browsersinfo.com&p=Internet Explorer&pid=3&bex=1&countryid=265

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