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. While running, it connects to the Internet address blackandjohnson.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Version:
3.0.0.125

MD5:
f93eceddf391b4b6fdfb3829cf5159df

SHA-1:
92fe48840e677a69c7dfa76d5ea0ed4499cb0499

SHA-256:
52319d92ec26b376080cec1405f70fcac6eae4896cfca6ffa25a597f08f3e7fa

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:41:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.9.30.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,188,568 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.125

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
7/2/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2016 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:
58D15D11CD769D740FA555864465D65B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rxG8pzIyQaf4owYc1I+nDWbfOzrDiuv5zevTE3urpDmEEAIqgRFBYf/:E8pMyRf4owYdmofOfGuxHurpMAN6ny/

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:
6.9419

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to blackandjohnson.com  (104.131.2.201:80)

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