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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 37 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 INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
60dfb8ba74bfed0f23eaf2723fd76505

SHA-1:
c6a3302f8b6b3b0683641b103d8640b53a87802c

SHA-256:
a33c558362ab679cf380e52fccf5fba48b61f08aac1fcd436bdf46e9e37883b6

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/16/2024 7:21:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
833

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.10.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.180

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CF [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVQ
2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141024

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1485

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/19246

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.PremInstall.A
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2183
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.10.24

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
10/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3051

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.24.05

McAfee
Artemis!2DA27C0F7D24
5600.6967

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctroza
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1640744
14.05.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.24.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.M
14.10.24.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.141022

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10280

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SRDMYD
37.0.10849

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0221
7.2.297

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120230
2.0.0.1777

File size:
545.8 KB (558,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 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:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
2/22/2014 9:30:46 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dbKw+hW/nmbD72L2146gN+8S/8xGhvI8MOZpa0:oX72L21s7kthw8MOm0

Entry address:
0x3CE88

Entry point:
E8, AA, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 00, 9E, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 42, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 0F, 7C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 90, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, 2F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, E1, 61, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 09, 60, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 94, 1F, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4371

Code size:
408.5 KB (418,304 bytes)

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