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setup.exe

File Viewer Lite

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 setup.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.windowsfileviewer.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
File Viewer Lite

Version:
3.0.0.102

MD5:
e5036b90f3bd0a2e38ccd7c9c86fec0c

SHA-1:
20f88255a938cff113661f5dca5f1f0e9bf0e26d

SHA-256:
a16a377294425e3c021653667b4e616436276e543367c4ad474c4a47dfaa54ec

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
11/30/2024 9:08:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
5570222

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.05.23

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
150525-2

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3096

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.740

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
22210

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.15997

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.05.28.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.444

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.28.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Bundler
15.5.27.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15526

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
40432

File size:
960.2 KB (983,216 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.102

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 6:59:59 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:
5/19/2015 10:37:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aYUAnn4ooJ2FRkNalKVbnTft/xR2qPM9n0nIuZnuZr+VubN:P7cV3ftDzPw0Isu0V+N

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:
7.0560

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://dl.windowsfileviewer.com/v2/click/.../

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