home

ages_of_empire_2_._expantion.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application ages_of_empire_2_._expantion.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downlite.net.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2fb135d909998bd34db76c09fde1c25a

SHA-1:
eab73a03dc12ead2d3df8ea728e0352cefe83fe3

SHA-256:
5956cb460e8ebdbb8dc89081021fbc0b7ba288fb054d329cbbb5098f306829ca

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:00:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.135.30

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3450

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17892

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0159

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9506

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_L
6/8/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11351

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.06.08.08

McAfee
Artemis!2FB135D90999
5600.7106

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cjxrvu
0.28.0.58101

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.BB
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14606

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0114
7.2.159

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27126

File size:
1.6 MB (1,697,576 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Inglise (Ameerika Ühendriigid)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\panda security\panda cloud antivirus\lostandfound\ages_of_empire_2_._expantion.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:
1/13/2014 7:04:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:XdMG0yZT4VoK1JmYvQzw6en8K24BGBdU1:2G0yZTSdjz8KJBT1

Entry address:
0x36285

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D0, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, 86, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 61, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C3, 9B, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 44, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, D4, 72, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 99, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, C1, 7F, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
[+]

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

The file ages_of_empire_2_._expantion.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.downlite.net/index.php/.../VGhlLldvbGYub2YuV2FsbC5TdHJlZXQuMjAxMy5EVkRTQ1IuWHZpRC1CaURBLmV4ZQ==?product_id=3&affiliate_id=9&channel=7249&version=9&ub=1

Remove ages_of_empire_2_._expantion.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.