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internet_explorer_11.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_11.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop5.com.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
26de34f3ceb9202fc48ff9adaad5bfd3

SHA-1:
cffabb1a95561af7f3eed0c5f4d50d9da4f488a6

SHA-256:
b852fe80df689a10eb4fb78d24e0055f7f7e53d8bf466ee7e6dda621d697641e

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
12/26/2024 11:48:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
5714744

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.04.26

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
150423-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2016.0.3128

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
1.0.20.575

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21891

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.0115

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
4/25/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-25-04_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobe flash.exe (Adware)
2015.7.26.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
14.0.0.2136

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.04.25.07

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.c
5600.6784

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
16.0.0.345

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.djogzg
0.30.20.1219

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Adlogica.Bundler
15.4.25.14

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse' (of type Adware)
59

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
568 KB (581,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internet_explorer_11.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
8/11/2017 7:59:59 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 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TvKN5HbqCDgXtUJZHSBtCIrn/WwTkreSq6jLAnyxqV2nU/JLrAXo:TKECDg2oCKQ9rLAnyGgU/RA4

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:
7.9680

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file internet_explorer_11.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.downloaddesktop5.com/1417735457/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&d1=140149&exeurl=http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/2/F/92FC119C-3BCD-476C-B425-038A39625558/IE11-Windows6.1-x86-en-us.exe&dynamicname=InternetExplorer11&productname=Internet Explorer 11&filename=Internet_Explorer_11&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=ansksb0194g52tf87hht2e6n63tas87m2facpn2r0lsl6qj1n630-cb32b3fce8f07bbf4e5a402f4ed6b187&d=browsersinfo.com&p=Internet Explorer&pid=3&bex=1&countryid=265

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