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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 9 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:
e4ed1aa47fd4aaaec1d5e81583ea809b

SHA-1:
29e09427f7ecfe6cd4b9907f77ed5007b769d298

SHA-256:
b02b14c1e0db30dd0c1c77300571f177c2b6c20c68fc4e814fba91a1df4fd6ce

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/28/2024 6:11:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.172.136

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3350

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19524

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF application
7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of javaupdate_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.16.5

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.15.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickAccept.M
14.9.15.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
33120

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:
Click Accept

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:
9/15/2014 4:30:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:NLDw1jlE8Uabl63IpYri827gK7xOt5muzls8QBZQ/:6jlE8Uag3IpqIZ9OtDl0w

Entry address:
0x9353

Entry point:
E8, 50, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, A4, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, A0, B1, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, C5, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.1886

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

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