setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Download Manager

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, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 30 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 Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.0.6.0

MD5:
f982e61478b66e91f0bdf4398871674c

SHA-1:
6b3005dbb1a8ed8ffaf0ab9d7a2660256613aa11

SHA-256:
7bb99e7f76cc626f05543629d07d314d5f35be5d9f9d966b95f08b7c0206c4da

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:51:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.L
918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.142.186

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140411

AVG
BundleApp_r.D
2015.0.3508

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.L
1.0.20.1065

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18204

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4902
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9665

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.L
11.2014-01-08_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3475

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.04.11.11

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.L
15.0.0.639

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.F
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14409

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10449

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28194

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.171
2.0.0.1825

File size:
852.4 KB (872,888 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.0

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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2014 7:13:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dDILtRX60Rx7xaYu6OnRr9nW3HzovUkKM1KfrdmZH1zWOW+t29hhhnc3Ezvj:dDg6SxQHRpWXzPknK4ZVzW44T1L

Entry address:
0x26CFB0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, E5, 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:
7.8718

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

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