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epicbot_setup.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application epicbot_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down 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 epicbot.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ff034d30b8e354275ac9555edaddcf8f

SHA-1:
5329b103a25485525568f5a900629b160c094d38

SHA-256:
fb6320fb40fcf18c25dff4e9a8f153df0be14f39a848d627aab64a0e6463efc1

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:
8/14/2025 12:39:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.4.21.6

File size:
79.4 KB (81,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\epicbot_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

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:
11/11/2014 10:00:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:DNAxeF3cYhmTGLlBC8IK3/JYM5wOe1W3eUZjwyDOJJuLWnao8q:KAF3CGXCnDO+6P9LWQq

Entry address:
0x6241

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, F8, 71, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, A4, 40, 00, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 34, D4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, D8, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, D4, 71, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 34, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 30, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, C0, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 65, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.8068

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 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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