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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5f390302bf1761232d86c2add298d7bd

SHA-1:
1c1b042cdcd066779dca278c3977e8e49cce1bab

SHA-256:
db94afb699d8fb9025309d2de8e6fda4db444e4157c43ff7a2f04e953098df70

Scanner detections:
40 / 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 2:39:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6285923

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.134

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ASA
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1516

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.30

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-4075
0.98/19429

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19569

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34291
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BJ application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
1/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

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

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.01.06.11

McAfee
Trojan.IBryte-FFF!5F390302BF17
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.0.0.18

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.06.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SafeDown.M
15.1.6.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15104

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10131

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.6

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
82.9 KB (84,848 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2014 4:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:J7XWHg/FwBo1DpMrVbHckB7p7ZcOlWmJlG3gBza:NYSFNFMrV3Rp9cOlBG3YW

Entry address:
0x9B81

Entry point:
E8, 72, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, AC, C1, 40, 00, FF, 25, A8, C1, 40, 00, 68, F1, 9B, 40, 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, 1C, 00, 41, 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, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.1737

Code size:
41 KB (41,984 bytes)

The file chrome_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://secure.pn-installer7.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?s=2703077727

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