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internetexplorer_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

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 internetexplorer_setup.exe by Fast Downloads 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 Downloader 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:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6bbab43469f66ecdd2c5f9b827316bf4

SHA-1:
7342db02ec8d9f9117f315832a7b752b2b78f6ea

SHA-256:
fd54793cdb994b5ad088e81f8d57e17c9407f672815623a7b358c63dff001e6f

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 4:15:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDown.Bundler (M)
16.6.5.18

File size:
809.4 KB (828,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2017 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, 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:
00FAF54737027D796BDFDF9DFF5F8D1709

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 11:05:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:duR5EPHvTzIfZmecynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3Pz:Ff7z081yKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23abz

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8712

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadsable.com/download/327/.../

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