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INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The file , “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
455a47ca89141fee21044f220bd4acba

SHA-1:
1d82d162b73d6ae3359a1c3ae02ad1a7bd37304e

SHA-256:
c2242116aea2c00d13f2cf8839e4870692c3c342540a8562cf7e235f8f430909

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/25/2024 6:16:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
6294574

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.03.31

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150330

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.ATG
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.445

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
21593

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2203
9.0.1.089

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1788187
3/30/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-50b2d68b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15430

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2265

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.03.30.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.267

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cuifvl
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
15.03.30.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.07.04.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.30.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.15328

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.11521

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27502

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.776
2.0.0.2122

File size:
542.8 KB (555,816 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2014 7:56:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4k6gXwfz2B6dCFsZIuGxQAM5W2F+Y28E4ePpph:r6RdCFHXV92FZ28E4ePh

Entry address:
0x3C298

Entry point:
E8, AA, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 00, 8E, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 32, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 0F, 7C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 90, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, 1F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, E1, 61, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 09, 60, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 94, 1F, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4395

Code size:
405.5 KB (415,232 bytes)

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