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malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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 malwarebytes anti-malware setup.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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.softwaredownloadguru.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Version:

3.0.0.133

MD5:

f44598380cd5e6eb550bc053b70378f5

SHA-1:

0d07bd6504e14a6f126f64c49f5846b629f2e76e

SHA-256:

3da3ba61c79c07e72a441b23d67ae9d2715d74f1330b6ca66f6065418d6272a3

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:

12/28/2024 10:17:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software (M)

16.9.26.11

File size:

1.1 MB (1,199,936 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.133

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

12/10/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/11/2017 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:

2A59A0F5CC6710438C25A6EBF9AEA7C4

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/30/2013 6:21:56 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:+xG8pz8aNxJndl9MJt6D9WrXtQ7cM6ppz/prua29RffK:D8pn3MHNrXt2cdpNuLffK

Entry address:

0x113BC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86... 
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Entropy:

6.9549

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The file malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.softwaredownloadguru.com/v2/click/ligiz166/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/malwarebytesantimalware.exe&n=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware&icon=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../aidesktop.ico&key=3b820e57af28258f53d2c54d0398b6504b82bf595c2f4ab87dc9ddb2fa3d1e82&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installsplash.png&filename=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup&sid=Yahoo-USA-MalwarebytesAnti-Malware-

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