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epicbot_setup.exe

Seekinstall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application epicbot_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Seekinstall has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from epicbot.com.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Seekinstall)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
5a3da7b4bd13bc3d0119a245ffd93944

SHA-1:
1dcb63bb112612f828d662656bb4615d0e517ef3

SHA-256:
80bd105cf5cf5bbd481f29cd114f8b860405c596264c737fc9a5cbc54d16cd82

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
8/14/2025 12:35:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.128457
528

avast!
Win32:IBryte-KG [PUP]
2014.9-150826

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3006

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Strictor-387
0.98/20194

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.23448
9.0.1.0238

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.128457
8.15.08.26.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.128457
11.2015-26-08_4

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of epicbotos_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.26.4

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.128457
16.0.0.714

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Seekinstall.Installer (M)
15.7.24.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
37788

File size:
432.4 KB (442,736 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:
Seekinstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Seekinstall, O=Seekinstall, 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:
70B94B44C11D94075538EA52D3EF3696

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/13/2015 5:00:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c9IuABsP1bmwM+iaLU7tzxr5G4w1lo3pU:gPZY+iaLUtJhp5U

Entry address:
0x1DDE3

Entry point:
E8, C4, A2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, DE, 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, 70, 47, 44, 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, 70...
 
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Entropy:
7.0690

Code size:
203.5 KB (208,384 bytes)

The file epicbot_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://epicbot.com/download.php?type=rs3

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