chrome_setup.exe

Click Accept

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Click Accept has been detected as adware by 17 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 Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Click Accept)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
42bb4b8d78558c56f90c302df089b524

SHA-1:
261c6b413c16881bd09a3ac287c6dcdb52ddab92

SHA-256:
384d912a4ae534db7b014d8c114a130e90f92669fb7199e47230fb76afb46e52

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 9:12:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.174.142

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FK [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AHT
2014.0.4025

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3986
0.98/19431

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19620

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.7.14

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.25.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.deyixw
0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickAccept.M
14.9.25.15

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1821
2.0.0.1934

File size:
80.4 KB (82,296 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Click Accept, O=Click Accept, 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:
00A859045D8B63E183E2D539A00354DC59

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 5:15:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:NDZyyAc8lR2xbIBlrv0cbeLONfmNHugwHJ6QQR:6yAc8lYbIBlrsONuuZEv

Entry address:
0x92D1

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, A4, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, A0, B1, 40, 00, 68, 41, 93, 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, F0, 40, 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:
6.1762

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

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

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