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Download Manager

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application setup.exe by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s8.qnagya.com.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.5.0.24

MD5:
c58857a7a5b1235efbb10912c678fe28

SHA-1:
efa31fce4a71ec52f70cee601b13acf415e42c47

SHA-256:
6335bc66837cd379a01fbb5abd59060f6c9284fd6c012c5a645b567624d68f02

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 2:01:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.26

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.196

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141229

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3245

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
20524

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5383
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur.VB.pm0@dmGbWygi
11.2014-29-12_2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.12.29.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!757FB24A0964
5600.6901

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.29.02

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.F
14.12.29.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141227

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
32296

File size:
1 MB (1,064,264 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 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:vM1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeo0K:U1iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSeW

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:
7.8907

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://s8.qnagya.com/file.php?geo=US&dv1=US_a208_pc_2014-12-26-21

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