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Windows Live Movie Maker

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 windows live movie maker.exe, “Windows Live Movie Maker ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.installs.co.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
Windows Live Movie Maker

Description:
Windows Live Movie Maker

Version:
3.0.0.50

MD5:
f00222ef905127e067072e6cf6e688a8

SHA-1:
5fa1e7c80b29c69640fe799347859dd1b5a94375

SHA-256:
384a78b77da2f7effb33c8c020c49f227d2a9d73f1e3cfddf0de34664aacd119

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 12:50:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
440

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.05.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.211.248

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
2014.9-151122

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2918

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.1630

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.34
9.0.1.0326

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.FX
8.15.11.22.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-cd1300c2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.FX
11.2015-22-11_1

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13930

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.11.22.06

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.FX
16.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.30.0.296

Norman
Application.Bundler.FX
11.20151122

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.22.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.11.22.6

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MFfaER
37.0.11455

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1246
2.0.0.2077

File size:
832.9 KB (852,848 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.50

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

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\windows live movie maker.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 5:37:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k/rul5hXVmgSsJWO7GICErUBn3/U3BJALLCLuMJXBrQc94ioEYQiI1XPOHmcGDto:AroHJWOqpTnk4W5Xz4pWTPOHVGDtfQ

Entry address:
0x4C6FF

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 40, 3E, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.0736

Code size:
466.5 KB (477,696 bytes)

The file windows live movie maker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.installs.co/v2/click/9ks3c7y4/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../moviemaker.exe&n=Windows Live Movie Maker&key=4cfa3556034e55d726538ac43651819c4c320bd9e0e825cef3f03ab8a9673076&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../moviemaker.png&sid=Windows Live Movie Maker&filename=Windows Live Movie Maker

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