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Setup.exe

Software Updater

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 by Download Manager 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.pcfilehelp.com.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.24

MD5:
9d20797ad81f4ed20166f00e31ae9f05

SHA-1:
906d42e81d7c30cb52ddc7aeeb71a735c3e7afb5

SHA-256:
7795877e2e0f15d4cc561c43abecf512d30e6f80c82428aabef8bcc6f22d6c8c

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:
11/24/2024 5:21:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.3.8

File size:
1 MB (1,064,824 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 7:59:59 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 1:17:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5M1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeooK:u1iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSem

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:
7.8900

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://files.pcfilehelp.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTAwMCZjaXNpZD1BRTFGMjUxQzY4ODkxNzI1MzE2NDE3NTgzJmNpcmlkPUFFMUYyNTFDNjg4OTE3MjY0MDg3MzY4MzAmc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTEwNDMmY2l1aWQ9Mzk4NjU0MTU1OTUyNjI3ODY5NiZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MjA4MjMxOCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmb3NpZD01MzUmY250cnk9MjI3JmNpY21wPTI1ODI5OCZjdTQ9OSZwdWJpZD05NzAw&sid=-&filename=Setup

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