Install Manager - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Install Manager? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 and Iminent (fs). The detection rate for the Install Manager files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Install Manager when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Install Manager with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Install Manager file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Install Manager:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Install Manager and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also see the address for Install Manager, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Install Manager certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Install Manager Files
The following are the Install Manager files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 11/54 | setup (1).exe |
| 21/55 | setup (1).exe |
| 10/55 | InstallManager.exe |
| 0/51 | SoftwareUpdater.exe |
| 0/51 | airB8EF.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Install Manager files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.C14 |
| AVware | Iminent (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 |
| Agnitum | PUA.AirAdInstaller!, PUA.AirAd! |
| AntiVir | ADWARE/Adware.Gen |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Packed]/Win32.Katusha |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen, APPL/Downloader.Gen |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.2035, Trojan.SMSSend.5407, Adware.Downware.918 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/AirAdInstaller.A, Win32/InstallMonetizer.BD |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-6bcf410b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9231 ), Trojan ( 004b19cd1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9231 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller, PUP.Optional.InstallManager, Riskware.Vmdetector |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit, Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.demeoc, Trojan.Nsis.Downloader.djhpgw |
| Rising | PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C, NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-Agent |
| Sophos | AirInstaller |
| VIPRE | Iminent (fs), InstallMonetizer (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 266 scan reports for the Install Manager files. 42 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 06c0bbb90999729c33560ec18a203261
- 00b002846e64097f7f385c58296c1a6d53