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Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application netdownloader.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b351f18907f8c74fc878e083fd96312c

SHA-1:
038549073aa81ea1c7c4e9f59ab5b60083891eab

SHA-256:
8441ee76c37a33da7a1541ff1177f97dbbdb66db57d557308f88359135f951fc

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/30/2024 10:13:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Skodna.Bundle
2014.0.3616

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadAdmin
4.0.3.1412

Bkav FE
W32.Clodcec.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.G
17297

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.644
9.0.1.0357

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
7.9066

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of clocksaver.exe (Adware)
2014.1.2.10

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10361

Malwarebytes
PUP.DownloadAdmin
v2013.12.23.06

McAfee
Artemis!B351F18907F8
5600.7272

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.N
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Download Admin
4.94

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10889

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0824
7.2.357

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
23514

File size:
740 KB (757,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\netdownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 7:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mxpJTRe2ox2XK8arRJjOvsWRBsu1ZZKPrqLELFQvCU/D7:SpNR9ox2NErSNCPrXQaUb7

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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