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Network Downloads

The application setup.exe by Network Downloads 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 Unlimited Downloads installer.
Publisher:
Network Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
77f6ec94fd70bb30789f8a4c04690e19

SHA-1:
d9a12b1a383670b8ce4cdeba1377d2a4d38ac0d0

SHA-256:
2e9062251e49fccbb92d370b65c4dd9416b4c755e94f57220914423f2002b9f7

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:39:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS.NetworkDownloads.Bundler (M)
15.12.20.7

File size:
119.8 KB (122,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Unlimited Downloads

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Network Downloads

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/14/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/16/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Network Downloads, O=Network Downloads, L=Grosse Pointe Farms, S=Michigan, C=US

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

Serial number:
0B2EC090B38AEBF3F19576B82389BAE7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2011 9:34:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:abAvO4TKWY63JVm3Qo0a55I/VZCrTb5QYOn:/vhKs32Qo0a5QVZ0TOX

Entry address:
0x3E0F

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, B4, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 58, 4F, 00, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, C3, 52, 00, 00, 51, A3, 40, 5B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3F, 32, 00, 00, A3, F0, 5B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 52, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 4C, B2, 40, 00, E8, ED, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 4D, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 20, 5C...
 
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Entropy:
7.5149

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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