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shockwave_installer_full.exe

Adobe Shockwave Player

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 application shockwave_installer_full.exe, “Adobe Shockwave Player ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Adobe Shockwave Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Adobe Shockwave Player

Description:
Adobe Shockwave Player

Version:
2.0.7.5

MD5:
3aee7f24b73eb5db7e523e4bf3916e1e

SHA-1:
4dfacd2cba8886a4b2c5dc7a5896ed96147745b1

SHA-256:
3fe516632cef84996a52d6ffd32bd08ac23912260a3e6bbc1c3488e1c61acf97

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/16/2025 7:28:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.152.80

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140531-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2015.0.3396

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18592

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5121
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12449

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3475

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.06.01.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.01.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.Y
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14530

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29800

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.150
2.0.0.1830

File size:
754.9 KB (773,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.5

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\shockwave_installer_full.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/29/2014 3:51:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mzKnYY9AuSRB2hjeCBAhKhSli+NAL1X1DjXblIJReVI7uQc/HMLQF:qIAVie+AhKUiaA5h4oILhLQF

Entry address:
0x25C418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9360

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

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

http://files.freeversion.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://freeversion.org/.../shockwave.exe&n=Adobe Shockwave Player&key=8217c277a982cc000af5abb7b2ce2594fd1345bfb83ae5329061b5f2719d44db&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://freeversion.org/.../shockwave.png&sid=act2 shockwave&filename=Shockwave_Installer_Full

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