setup.exe

Download Manager

Installer Setup

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application setup.exe, “Download Manager ” by Installer Setup 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 ttb.lpmxp2133.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Download Manager

Description:
Download Manager

Version:
2.5.0.8

MD5:
4e490656df21f004592b13e144c1e28c

SHA-1:
2f152a02560270678f93af4ccfe4f944958cf722

SHA-256:
c4bedc6ffd5e9469dc3de217f907c50f7ed6d303af13a61f74e8a2839cef793b

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 '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:
11/27/2024 7:48:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.6.16.5

File size:
1 MB (1,057,120 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.8

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2014 8:22:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Nz6/MShUxNzQo5CewLjGTVQup+sRuwV1XQcNU1RrXVEoCRqjadhX:Nz6/QQKajGTVQuws5gzmHaadl

Entry address:
0x33B440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, DB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
992 KB (1,015,808 bytes)

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

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