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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 file Setup.exe by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 26 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.24

MD5:
8179c81dc5e8b9b4aba2b67bc1cf0793

SHA-1:
e653e5caf8dea1a6d0be1f156fd2afe5271db992

SHA-256:
31c045ce31993fe6840481d0f5e9d3fdb23622e7de667eb7990459c9ee1f28c8

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
11/25/2024 6:26:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
5630541

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2015.04.15

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CJY [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3139

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.520

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
20570

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9532
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12424573
11.2015-14-04_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 222697.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.16.13

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814525

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2191

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.04.14.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.312

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dmfkyd
0.30.16.1110

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.14.08

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.14.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.1B1A
23.00.65.15412

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.771
2.0.0.2024

File size:
1 MB (1,064,840 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.24

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
Setup.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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 6:59:59 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 12:17:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zM1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeoLq:41iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSeZ

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

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