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setup.exe

Microsoft Security Essentials

IDC Ventures LLC

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 setup.exe by IDC Ventures has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
idcventures  (signed by IDC Ventures LLC)

Product:
Microsoft Security Essentials

Version:
3.0.0.87

MD5:
9d63208b0cd4ee2f82a94ee5b935aed7

SHA-1:
0c6c9d8fd742de8822231e706912d2cbcf867a94

SHA-256:
d8fc2667531262e7e7230563367a7c780e08bf0eef64cd77096c8d8abb580649

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/7/2024 10:33:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
361

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.05.07

avast!
Win32:Adware-CJX [PUP]
2014.9-160209

AVG
Potentially harmful program DownloadAssistant.A
2017.0.2839

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.200

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21792

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.040

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.09.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-09-02_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.2.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
17.0.0.120

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.16.1110

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.09.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.IDCVentures.Bundler (M)
16.2.9.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16207

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper
3.12.26.3

File size:
844.7 KB (864,944 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.87

Copyright:
(c) idcventures

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IDC Ventures LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/25/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/25/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IDC Ventures LLC, O=IDC Ventures LLC, L=Vermilion, S=Ohio, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
57A88D08BD785CCB956355DFF2389330

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2015 5:27:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oSKE/oYUxruBRHUVmdkm3j/ofSOcae0RfRl4XrVl:nj/oY2YRH08rzmSfaBUbVl

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 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:
7.0514

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

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

http://fv.changeflash.com/f/gb/.../index.php?sid=300&dv1=ad294-gb&kw1=ad294-gb-qyc&uuid=7901f871-ac30-45ed-56a3-efb16c8934b5&dv3=7901f871-ac30-45ed-56a3-efb16c8934b5

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