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torch browser setup.exe

Torch Browser

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 torch browser setup.exe by Download Assistant 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 file has been seen being downloaded from software.softwaredownloadguru.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Torch Browser

Version:
3.0.0.125

MD5:
79b35e70ab2c8d320277fc9f5c497ad4

SHA-1:
0224a75ca97453f02f919383523548b44aac754b

SHA-256:
c393faabc54dc47ac48e95bb6759467d760b799d071de55a88c8dc4f82278a10

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:
12/27/2024 6:10:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.7.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.125

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\torch browser setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
7/3/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2016 2:59:59 AM

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:
58D15D11CD769D740FA555864465D65B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 4:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YSxGPN888888888888W88888888888LtWxpP9/eCn7sYxg/wEWZyzdmjspy9bR2U:nxGnW9FGgyzEjhMVPBEG73eSfXBkaf4r

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://software.softwaredownloadguru.com/v2/click/gh8nzuiu/?d=http://www.onedownloader.com/softwarefiles/torchbrowser.exe&n=Torch Browser&key=f6127ed9b74145c67ba1b9fbcbf082eb6f9aba4d0a282e49905d96f104bee451&affiliate_image=http://www.onedownloader.com/inventory/torchbrowser/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.onedownloader.com/inventory/torchbrowser/.../installsplash.png&filename=Torch Browser Setup&sid=bingusa-TorchBrowser----

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