cydia_setup.exe

Inertware

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application cydia_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Inertware has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.dwnld19.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Inertware)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
5c7518a6edd489bdb95611f7a9ed362e

SHA-1:
de9f0699f73580a649dd5a0f9b49d12abedc3445

SHA-256:
c1fffe6a74419628b970202f78b92dc2a6082b69971a8b0025d3897c0ab46189

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/25/2024 8:00:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.10.6

File size:
443.9 KB (454,512 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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Inertware, O=Inertware, 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:
00B17D2DC81A4AB47B03A1531303433731

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2015 5:00:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:V00NGK8PRLCnC1GEmtEfpAcNATqJNV51/fYcl:9QcnC1GrtypAEQANV51/fYcl

Entry address:
0x1A363

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 98, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, D0, A3, 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, EC, B5, 43, 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, EC...
 
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Entropy:
6.1793

Code size:
183.5 KB (187,904 bytes)

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