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setup.exe

WinZip

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, “WinZip ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address toronto-1.cdn77.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
WinZip

Description:
WinZip

Version:
3.0.0.35

MD5:
503ee27142f04ad1224fdc2d7ebddd67

SHA-1:
49c47a740b22d7d0f57e951e632ff27a806343c5

SHA-256:
5467798dd8dea06cd5696213a99545e2a523f4e9235909af321543bf15d8de22

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

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:
12/25/2024 12:55:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
825

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.1525

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.170
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant (variant)
8.10624

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.FX
11.2014-01-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.FX
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2014.10.27.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAssistant.F
14.10.27.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

File size:
904.3 KB (926,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.35

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

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\kiv7exxl\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2014 5:14:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WVSEb1IFgnVTSRuz2kSOZc8Fx+jRjKaKoXYGHtLwGL6ZIS6rYrkjnNy2euVf9XmO:WDfnVTSgDxFx+jR9/hrsIXrtjfBv

Entry address:
0x4ABBF

Entry point:
E8, 6E, 07, 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, 40, 09, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, D1, 07, 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:
7.2083

Code size:
455.5 KB (466,432 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 toronto-1.cdn77.com  (204.187.101.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-39-152.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.39.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-38-247.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.38.247:80)

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