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K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1015_Mega.exe

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack

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 K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1015_Mega.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 file has been seen being downloaded from install.downloadd.org.
Publisher:
DownloadAsst_New  (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack

Version:
3.0.0.89

MD5:
753a959ce79b65136cf413d06c87a815

SHA-1:
3531eb1ef3288436308355c71e2978df7742d857

SHA-256:
abce257b55d5fc4b2d5fae4c3ff01881cab8919f39f87200e699319e1a649730

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:
12/23/2024 10:05:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.12.28.13

File size:
956.7 KB (979,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.89

Copyright:
(c) DownloadAsst_New

Original file name:
K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1015_Mega.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\k-lite_codec_pack_1015_mega.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 3:59:59 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:
3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/28/2015 3:26:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xdTTnAeOnEbNfbG10XOgiSeyZgrb0cQYTYRgnaGEHLcM:zvnAey5SXNbeyjcQYcjLf

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0412

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1015_Mega.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install.downloadd.org/v2/click/80af325a/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../klite.exe&n=K-Lite Mega Codec Pack&key=fd3e76c66adf1427412fee92d9d33c8ccce2ad5c30ef1b526de2cf3851dc8374&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../klite.png&sid=klite&filename=K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1015_Mega

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