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express_installer.exe

SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application express_installer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 25 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
af5e6a88dfc557fc415a62e54e2f66a3

SHA-1:
2d28f0af603ac4bc289b5a4275af3771af25820a

SHA-256:
9225fcdca5604c05826215370ea16d6b030de28e15e5d7e8e7a2540cdfcd6534

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/23/2024 2:27:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
357

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.Z
7.11.156.52

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2835

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18645

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.6764
9.0.1.044

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Z application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12498

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.669

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.13.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cxaaqu
0.28.0.60475

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.13.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPDOTEXE.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.186263
2.0.0.1835

File size:
230.8 KB (236,320 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/26/2014 11:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xaEM2AUHxA2z9omXH/IA44JlGlOMJiTrit3+B5dLp5V1:xav52BomwkwOfrGILp5V1

Entry address:
0xCF68

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, B2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 3C, B0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3707

Code size:
165 KB (168,960 bytes)

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