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whatsapp-for-pc-free

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 by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.softwaresfreee.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
whatsapp-for-pc-free

Version:
3.0.0.128

MD5:
e2dd698f6f635d56488fc7e4652941a3

SHA-1:
869d4bda67c2a117599061d332fb7691662c6d11

SHA-256:
270cef2eb6d27eb7eda79439fd86bf212f725b63ba27911eceb0037735a065f9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/26/2024 6:30:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
16.2.8.16

File size:
1.1 MB (1,135,152 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.128

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
7/3/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
58D15D11CD769D740FA555864465D65B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 2:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ExGn4doA+eU7ibYTw/UNVVwRyAaPS8p+FnOMVJaDDpC7:pioVmLmVMyAbOpDDpC7

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9575

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.softwaresfreee.com/v2/click/bf6d29bd/?affiliate_image=http://softwaresfreee.com/presentation/assets/common/.../icon.png&d=http://toolboox.com/bin/whatsapp-for-pc-free.zip&filename=whatsapp-for-pc-free&key=111d434654d529427595c2b955f592e3407470f66cad19e49c370f83028c83cf&n=whatsapp-for-pc-free&product_image=http://softwaresfreee.com/presentation/assets/common/.../installer.png&sid=8756&uid=8756&uao=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgNi4xOyBXaW42NDsgeDY0KSBBcHBsZVdlYktpdC81MzcuMzYgKEtIVE1MLCBsaWtlIEdlY2tvKSBDaHJvbWUvNDYuMC4yNDkwLjgwIFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzY_&scid=35773964-79aa-11e5-bc31-04016dd64501

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