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safari-5.1.7_setup.exe

Safari for Windows

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 safari-5.1.7_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. The file has been seen being downloaded from storage.tikadownloads.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Safari for Windows

Version:
3.0.0.105

MD5:
74eddefa4146a0a42c33b4390c99e6a8

SHA-1:
ce303711498c7b8a5843e8261024754005b7199e

SHA-256:
52d30a09c14573a4d0fbd0037f2e3a8ed8868ecbe746b7c6292129e5c4c225f1

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:
11/30/2024 11:40:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.6.20.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,104,440 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.105

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\safari-5.1.7_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/10/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 4:59:59 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:
04A0CF6AE167D0090DFCD45981346775

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:rxGfdY6xnWhluuS/GLSeVXqwcIf4bORj+N:EuBDuuSzJ1Wj+N

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:
6.9475

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.1 KB (66,674 bytes)

The file safari-5.1.7_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://storage.tikadownloads.com/v2/click/tbq4hxqn/?d=http://appldnld.apple.com/Safari5/041-5487.20120509.INU8B/SafariSetup.exe&key=6f069633df37d02912bbc4331c3676a6a4cba587664dbf87fa8c37f732925b7e&affiliate_image=http://www.tikadownloads.com/.../safari100.jpg&product_image=http://www.tikadownloads.com/.../safari325.jpg&sid=safari&uid=184756&filename=Safari-5.1.7_setup&n=Safari for Windows

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