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Download Manager

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 by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from air.remoteairsupport.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.5.0.24

MD5:
a20e46457ad6137ce12e41687e25360d

SHA-1:
5b1b8852db38d744b6963ddd0aa10eb2115d7ba5

SHA-256:
03609714ac06dc9d47d08e8924a7df4d97ef01cc7c8cdda972a20d234e90ccf2

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 12:48:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49926
6736976

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.26

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.a
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CJY [PUP]
150303-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3176

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49926
1.0.20.340

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-457
0.98/19972

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
21347

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9532
9.0.1.068

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49926
8.15.03.09.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49926
11.2015-09-03_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49926
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installer_adobe_flash_player_english(3).exe (Adware)
2015.6.15.9

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814525

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2373

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.03.09.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!757FB24A0964
5600.6832

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.49926
16.0.0.204

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dlqckn
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.03.09.08

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.9.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15307

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.771
2.0.0.2044

File size:
1 MB (1,064,256 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.24

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

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:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 12:17:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EM1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeo6s:l1iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSeG

Entry address:
0x345A40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, 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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Entropy:
7.8907

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://air.remoteairsupport.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=3428011993.347956.61f52fe090.4561.60e172f506e7f220d27a1e3f9011e6bc

http://air.remoteairsupport.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=3428011993.347932.37701004be.3914.0e5295c40f71eebd70395abf6188611c

http://air.remoteairsupport.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=3428011993.347932.c3d742b4fb.3914.ae0519b1e2f154f6cfd9cff3668c6e70

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