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java.exe

Java

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 java.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 the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

java.exe

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Java

Version:

3.0.0.108

MD5:

445a4f7e5f16e230a220f69265c25598

SHA-1:

e200e2c1b932b823b76bcc74a2e5e2c32948cf6a

SHA-256:

4f6b8312401ca575ddc3daa23bd0a60cf4a947524f5058f5b9d082cd02742ec4

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:

12/26/2024 12:40:18 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)

15.11.12.4

File size:

964.3 KB (987,416 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.108

Original file name:

java.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\java.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

6/20/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/20/2016 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:

68A4319BC2FC7C8CEA600E8D68FFA326

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/11/2015 11:57:48 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:SWPE1LS+PYv7dTxusErvz0UereL2WKhaPdeoC0K:NE1LSgY512f1tLAOBK

Entry address:

0x1288

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 20, 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:

7.0578

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

577 KB (590,848 bytes)

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

http://downloads.downtoad.net/v2/click/80af325a/?d=http://downtoad.net/.../java.exe&n=Java&key=a5d47988b12638bc5c0677a1068054d7aece9f557fb554e0f2505c5aa9256140&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downtoad.net/.../java.png&sid=java1&filename=java

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