setup.exe

Download Manager

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Download Manager ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadverse.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Download Manager

Description:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.88.0

MD5:
89c526e263b1e3fc724b9e04ce267fa9

SHA-1:
72b5921a318e0a6c7faf5ace448b557b0e02f15c

SHA-256:
1e61c0784229feb0a7b9b67d88133204026310968bc1ccf8bd576a1d9835372a

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/2/2024 11:16:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163396
6716087

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.169.90

avast!
Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]
2014.9-150310

AVG
BundleApp_r
2016.0.3174

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.345

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-464
0.98/20172

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.CEBE
20393

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5533
9.0.1.069

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.15.03.10.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6bcf410b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.16.17

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2367

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.03.10.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6830

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
16.0.0.207

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.938392
14.10.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.10.12

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.10.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15308

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.11

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.UVJOZfB
37.0.11274

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.680
2.0.0.1967

File size:
916.4 KB (938,392 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.88.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

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

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2014 3:57:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vJnav4dbkHXlQTlACio/uyy5150XxiRE/tA:hav48X+TlAfUoteF/2

Entry address:
0x2A5420

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, E3, 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:
7.8730

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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