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steam_setup.exe

Fomemarep

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 steam_setup.exe, “Fomemarep Setup ” 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.
Publisher:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fomemarep

Description:
Fomemarep Setup

Version:
4.8.1.4

MD5:
64a696cc8355948588a9c2f9d7b500ae

SHA-1:
398d2bb04d5549b2d53db27b16a4f2489ad673df

SHA-256:
ec8efdf98e17e03d9cfd427a2a312894eab65252873a07225822278e45810b0b

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 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:
11/30/2024 7:56:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.8.7.8

File size:
969.5 KB (992,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/14/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, OU=IT, O=Download Helper, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
043093FC7662FF9C3666898F0BA7036B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SnxlDJs+84vaHf+T/9t164WT+DF4SYfF0c0XVM5:SnPt1va+t0jSYfn0l

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9310

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://everydownload.net/download/us/steam-p/windows/.../?sid=12286843

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