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setup_adw_cleaner.exe

ADW Cleaner 4.112

Download Assistant

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_adw_cleaner.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

ADW Cleaner 4.112

Version:

3.0.0.104

MD5:

7861a0dfb8e8374e4ca446ee3da1b319

SHA-1:

97ff2a575f631f9424e9c01da8b4cc65513314a3

SHA-256:

ac3db0a382d6923040a3923df0648402f49b88111af44c37b0f1616933e9ca46

Scanner detections:

20 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:

1/13/2025 12:40:32 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

5547725

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

2014.9-150523

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3101

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.715

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

22219

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

5.14.151

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16003

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2015.05.23.04

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

16.0.0.429

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig

0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.05.23.04

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.Bundler

15.5.23.4

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.15521

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

40432

File size:

961.2 KB (984,240 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.104

Original file name:

setup_adw_cleaner.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup_adw_cleaner.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/22/2015 8:09:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:jmInaTEVfAs+wX9hk7OtpDy6dGN7Xb5l9AXNikfY5cpmHh:yoeEqwteKp+9s0upmHh

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3... 
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Entropy:

7.0531

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574 KB (587,776 bytes)

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

http://dl.1download.io/v2/click/n6bvia8n/?d=http://files.1download.io/appsv1/apps_storage/AdwCleaner_4.112.exe&key=f01659740ac04528948e53ace72553c6b0359a7157fd0aaec1dbea7bcef3eb02&sid=AdwCleaner.US_7590593169_s0_v1.04b_us_adwcleaner download link_e_adwcleaner download link_0_none&uid=e0f687f0-d7f3-5314-48f0-f1403b5410b3&affiliate_image=http://files.1download.io/v1images/airlogo_a_adw_cleaner.png&product_image=http://files.1download.io/v1images/airlogo_b_adw_cleaner.png&n=ADW Cleaner 4.112&filename=setup_adw_cleaner&done_url=http://www.1download.io/.../thankyou.html&cancel_url=http://www.1download.io/.../thankyou.html

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