InternetExplorerSetup64-13204601.exe

Internet Explorer

Download Assistant

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 InternetExplorerSetup64-13204601.exe by Download Assistant 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Internet Explorer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer

Version:
3.0.0.105

MD5:
22595b1f190aaf8ee71fc4c87671454e

SHA-1:
b81a2f43381f381ca1d63f105c7e3ff163e438ab

SHA-256:
62f3b60c226cc04a179b2c45b357a6b8f769f85340e421644cefa837c971f1cf

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 '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:
11/5/2024 10:03:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
17.3.15.20

File size:
960.5 KB (983,544 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.105

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
InternetExplorerSetup64-13204601.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internetexplorersetup64-13204601.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/10/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
04A0CF6AE167D0090DFCD45981346775

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2015 7:33:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1288

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 89, 5D, FC, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, C6, 18, 03, F3, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F0, 1B, D2, 89, 75, EC, F7, D8, 89, 55, F4, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 46, 0C, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, C6, FD, FF, FF, 56, FF, 35, 28, 10, 40, 00, 8B, CF, E8, 42, FF, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C4, 18, 83, C6, 28, 83, F8, 01, 76, 18, 56, FF, 35, 2C, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.0508

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574 KB (587,777 bytes)

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