drivers_setup.exe

Safe Down

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 35 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer9.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
22392f58322bdfa84a0ac62106e2262a

SHA-1:
3ada6ee6e7282950eaf426c147c5005060f1a3b3

SHA-256:
362b667bedd65290178ffca756dfab5ba117e4bc0e29b8e54c90e3da50c41cef

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
5/10/2024 5:39:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
372

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.10.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxou
7.11.176.146

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160128

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2850

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.140

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Ibryte-229
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19699

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34255
9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
8.16.01.28.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
1/28/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-cb5bb8f6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2016-28-01_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.746

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.28.07

McAfee
Agent-FFF!53477801654B
5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
17.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dgdzko
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
11.20160128

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.28.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16126

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
172.8 KB (176,944 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\drivers_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 4:04:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:Y0YBsBE3ain2Q5xq10DZYzIelubxDoW2e2m4LzXlGcg7wlMkqq/uzEfktz:BnBTi2CRDZYzIe/07bj2kp

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, AF, 47, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, AE, 47, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, 01, 44, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, B0, 4C, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.1146

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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