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ccleaner_setup.exe

Component Run

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application ccleaner_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Component Run has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Piriform CCleaner but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Component Run)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
3773d8835bc59d390495b018cf9f065f

SHA-1:
e43422e44d0764a35a71e0acf0f7171bf2e46105

SHA-256:
a3468585dcf8a41cde119ce7b40c15f2b5efd9b7eb4e96e7be85b1a18ed434f4

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/25/2024 8:34:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
6429376

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxpj
7.11.208.204

avast!
Win32:IBryte-KG [PUP]
2014.9-150216

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3204

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
1.0.20.195

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Strictor-384
0.98/20056

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19774
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-76a8ad7f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
11.2015-08-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
15.2.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
16.0.0.117

Norman
IBryte.URL
11.20150208

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.08.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.7274
2.0.0.2062

File size:
421.9 KB (431,992 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ccleaner_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Component Run

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Component Run, O=Component Run, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009FDF1B0DAD5FCCD2A0983B6573CACA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/8/2015 10:00:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eyr7k7uTe6HVB1VFgK92szxr5G4w1lo3pI:VhaCT1VFgKkGJhp5I

Entry address:
0x1B8E3

Entry point:
E8, 14, A2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, B9, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 50, 27, 44, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.0849

Code size:
194 KB (198,656 bytes)

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

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../CCleaner_Setup.exe

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