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setup.exe

DVD Shrink

Download Publisher

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, “DVD Shrink ” by Download Publisher has been detected as adware by 14 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:
Download Publisher   (signed by Download Publisher)

Product:
DVD Shrink

Description:
DVD Shrink

Version:
3.0.0.45

MD5:
b4f00d5fb17a10bb5c8fa90258aa6c16

SHA-1:
35c6e99321e60acdb0427287b7a42098c379602f

SHA-256:
8cac6c219c257d078ee9e7974472bf8d0e615d3230003e5b1728397ec2cecd3d

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:32:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
803

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141123

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.1635

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.3
9.0.1.0327

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant (variant)
8.10697

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.FX
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.FX
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2014.11.23.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadPublisher.F
14.11.9.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
33706

File size:
832.3 KB (852,320 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.45

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\rlqguo6o\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Publisher, O=Download Publisher, L=Victoria, 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:
5ECC09F6F591E0329759887CAC9A3B81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 11:33:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vtA7DFh7016hI38k4ew1LBSj4wym/1J0qQl:V0ZI3g7LB64wZJc

Entry address:
0x4C6AF

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, E0, 3D, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.0640

Code size:
466.5 KB (477,696 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to useast.gtdlrfwd.com  (104.131.2.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-88-158.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.88.158:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-91-135.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.91.135:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-91-118.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.91.118:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to atlanta-4.cdn77.com  (46.234.113.54:80)

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