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spybotsetup.exe

Spybot

Download Helper

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 spybotsetup.exe by Download Helper has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Spybot - Search & Destroy but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Spybot

Version:
3.0.0.132

MD5:
ee748689df79624c26ca4cac8afe1254

SHA-1:
ef93a9ae103984fa62c454df27895a9d98f949b0

SHA-256:
a35ab64ef8c38053641f95838b7f8d2a28133d10dc9e61fceed00c0f2819d79f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 4:40:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.24.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,584 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.132

Copyright:
(c) Download Helper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/4/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/4/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, O=Download Helper, STREET=536 Herald St Unit 308, L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8W1S5, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
642C88F68717461534C2474AEF29FFD0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 8:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9668

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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