secure.pn-installer7.com

Adknowledge  (via a Proxy Registrant)

Domain Information

This is a distribution host for a number of Adknowledge installers including (Fusion Installer, Wrap Installer, Premium Instal, Optimum Installer and many others). The installers are bundled download managers that include adware/ad-supported offers. The domain secure.pn-installer7.com is registered by proxy through TUCOWS DOMAINS INC. and was originally registered in August of 2013. This domain has been known to host and distribute potentially unwanted software. The hosted servers are located in Ashburn, Virginia within the United States which resides on the Amazon Technologies Inc. network. The domain uses the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing platform. The domain is associated with the publisher Adknowledge.
Registrar:
TUCOWS DOMAINS INC.

Server location:
Virginia, United States (US)

Create date:
Monday, August 12, 2013

Expires date:
Friday, August 12, 2016

Updated date:
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

ASN:
AS14618 AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc.,US

Root domain:

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.U, PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.M, PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.S, PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.M, PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.U, PUP.Installer.BuildInput.M, PUP.Installer.ClickAccept.M, PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.M, PUP.Installer.Fileadventure.S, PUP.Installer.Fileprotected.L, PUP.Installer.SafeDown.M, PUP.Installer.Fileangels.M, PUP.Installer.Adknowledge, PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge, PUP.Installer.Dashboot, Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler, PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M), PUP.Adknowledge.FileMona.Bundler (M), PUP.Adknowledge.Fileange.Bundler (M), PUP.Adknowledge.Processi.Bundler (M), PUP.Adknowledge.Fileadve.Installer (M), PUP.Adknowledge (M)
100.00%

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer, Threat.4778314, Threat.4798837, Threat.4733199
64.71%

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxje, ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, Adware/iBryte.bxnq, TR/Graftor.151443.194, APPL/Downloader.TM, Adware/iBryte.bxop
64.71%

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A, PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller, PUP.Optional.Ibryte, PUP.Optional.SwiftBrowse, PUP.Optional.IBryte
61.76%

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.IHT, Application.Win32.IBryte.U, Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE, Application.Win32.Optimum.DS, Application.Win32.Ibryte.NW
61.76%

AVG
MalSign.Generic, AdPlugin, Adware AdPlugin.XB, Adware AdPlugin.AAX, Adware AdPlugin.ABL, Adware AdPlugin.AHT, Adware AdPlugin.BUN
58.82%

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP], Win32:IBryte-EF [PUP], Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:IBryte-EW [PUP], Win32:IBryte-FK [PUP], Win32:IBryte-HH [PUP]
58.82%

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cvgamb, Trojan.Win32.Siggen6.cwbgdu, Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dcppxf, Trojan.Win32.Badur.dehmus, Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ddthma
55.88%

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte, PUP/Win32.Bundler, PUP/Win32.DomaIQ, Adware/Win32.IBryte
47.06%

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application, Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application, Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Z application, Win32/Adware.iBryte.BR application
47.06%

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent, HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte, Trojan.Win32.Inject, UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
44.12%

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program , Adware
44.12%

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader, Trojan.Badur, PUA.iBryte, PUA.Agent, Riskware.Agent, Riskware.Hoax
44.12%

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.12978, Trojan.DownLoader11.30617, Trojan.DownLoader11.30449, Trojan.Packed.28561, Trojan.iBryte.47, Trojan.Packed.29535
44.12%

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15, Application.Downloader.TM, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.491026
44.12%

The domain secure.pn-installer7.com has been seen to resolve to the following 4 IP addresses.

ec2-54-243-186-169.compute-1.amazonaws.com
November 29, 2014

ec2-54-243-183-125.compute-1.amazonaws.com
November 29, 2014

ec2-54-197-244-130.compute-1.amazonaws.com
March 27, 2014

ec2-54-197-244-146.compute-1.amazonaws.com
March 27, 2014

File downloads found at URLs served by secure.pn-installer7.com.

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)
http://secure.pn-installer7.com/o/.../Cyder_Setup.exe  (535d1c565d236bef886a285c02523595)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)
http://secure.pn-installer7.com/o/.../Viber_Setup.exe  (7a3b2ea5e2034eb1d96a4258d96c5667)

14 / 68    (Adware)
http://secure.pn-installer7.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe  (e865814a8a8900496ee1e39f980485b2)

11 / 68    (Adware)

The following 6 files have been seen to comunicate with secure.pn-installer7.com in live environments.

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