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QuickTimeSetup-21908437.exe

QuickTime

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 QuickTimeSetup-21908437.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from analytics.filehostcdn.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
QuickTime

Version:
3.0.0.91

MD5:
d27e06c7ebabdd0fb6b1b1aa54db9692

SHA-1:
33d9c8a543f649f669f2f246bd1cf6a037f90544

SHA-256:
a7e187d2eb4041bb9e0de4ee6946332a3d0e005665715eef8af6267445ee0b71

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
12/26/2024 1:43:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
150319-1

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21837

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.20.1219

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.20.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.20.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15418

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39354

File size:
957.7 KB (980,648 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.91

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
QuickTimeSetup-21908437.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\quicktimesetup-21908437.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
4/14/2015 3:12:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mCwQElszre1y66jNaY2ETJD7YGo5mpwPpbaovcdij9:wQEls2y66t3JDFwPppvuij9

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:
7.0432

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file QuickTimeSetup-21908437.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/82bffbeb5515cb43089299d111125ce4-QuickTimeInstaller.exe&key=b8f7010913fa5b34d9ee6a4ad5ee76f8915dce1f238c67e3967b3b1eb8ff7249&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=QuickTime&filename=QuickTimeSetup-21908437

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