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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:
3.0.0.35

MD5:
77fec4e4d520034ae8577168e63651ed

SHA-1:
dd9436b124b33ed0881cbf03ea2d9e51d552e855

SHA-256:
6430fc72816c8ab82c1d44be267c3b193ed5d720de0ecce460bff8c029264fa2

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:00:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
406

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]
2014.9-151225

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2884

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.1795

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.34
9.0.1.0359

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.FX
8.15.12.25.06

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
11.2015-25-12_6

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13930

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.12.25.06

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.FX
16.0.0.1077

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.30.0.296

Norman
Application.Bundler.FX
11.20151225

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.25.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.12.25.18

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:
904.4 KB (926,064 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.35

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 4:59:59 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:
10/23/2014 2:14:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tVSEb1IFgnVTSRuz2kSOZc8Fx+jRjKaKoXYGHtLwGL6ZIS6rYrkjnhy2euVf9Xmz:tDfnVTSgDxFx+jR9/hrsIXrtnfBfC

Entry address:
0x4ABBF

Entry point:
E8, 6E, 07, 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, 09, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, D1, 07, 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:
7.2084

Code size:
455.5 KB (466,432 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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