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Download Manager, LLC

The application malwarebytes.exe by Download Manager 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 download.downloadd.co.
Publisher:
Download Manager, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
MalwareBytes

Version:
3.0.0.71

MD5:
0e3d41ab41d9154168d3de542d37407e

SHA-1:
36dfdcd1716832c898fcc91bcac76a34732078df

SHA-256:
1a2c42d325f9b7ce240d10d18c60e8575b99b64629b9d0531b9253b6777a1897

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:
12/25/2024 12:38:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.29.12

File size:
785.8 KB (804,656 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.71

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager, LLC

Original file name:
malwarebytes.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\malwarebytes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/13/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Download Manager, LLC", O="Download Manager, LLC", L=Elkhart, S=Indiana, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2E237E5FB17FCF829CCA0A9B6176FC0B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 1:10:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QxAhrVL4Ro+a8Gc3qt0VhswFVEDtk8H1wFQp4EP5/RTbn:QOhR5t0VhswFVEDtk8HoQp4EP5/x

Entry address:
0x4CF4F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 40, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1138

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

http://download.downloadd.co/v2/click/80af325a/?d=http://downloadd.co/.../malwarebytes.exe&n=MalwareBytes&key=ef45de028dd2e2f4ccba17b3a72deee96d7442524fe15bf9f6b0882dceee20ef&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.co/.../malwarebytes.png&sid=malwarebytes&filename=malwarebytes

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