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Download Manager

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Download Manager ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadverse.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Download Manager

Description:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.85.0

MD5:
84936c475e2025bf8ee5efa32f9f1486

SHA-1:
f8962f2dbb8ea2437bf7fd34e7abd1df2fbfe7ff

SHA-256:
935f29f8f6229ac14d3edf5511191df4eaba1333fd9c911dcb1432dcbbac8887

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/26/2024 11:16:08 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
857

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.169.90

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140929-0

AVG
BundleApp_r
2015.0.3335

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1365

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-393
0.98/19454

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5514
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.09.30

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6bcf410b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-30-09_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.30.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.819

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.934296.B
14.09.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.30.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.9.30.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14928

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.428
2.0.0.1901

File size:
913.9 KB (935,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.85.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2014 11:31:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eNhhJK9s1iPB3aJi4Wc16V3yH/oN01n2L4aysRrc8:eNhhJ+i63ci4N6JyH/oen2ca9Z

Entry address:
0x2A3B80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, E3, 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:
7.8735

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
848 KB (868,352 bytes)

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

http://downloadverse.com/si/dm/.../download.php

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