flv_installer.exe

WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application flv_installer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 22 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 WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
9b8d7a2ddd7cbdc9f7f4399efe7d2c1c

SHA-1:
469a8f0abe17c13f0957a9ce319d44e1fa678063

SHA-256:
24334df7d55fd262ed26d87e05dfd75ff757c99abdc74f6a28654d1d76f4e267

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 2:04:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
993

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.150.60

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
140516-1

AVG
AdPlugin.II
2014.0.3950

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.685

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.Z
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.0137

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA (variant)
8.9814

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-17-05_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.Agent
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3851

Malwarebytes
v2014.05.17.08

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!9B8D7A2DDD7C
5600.7127

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.411

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxladi
0.28.0.59911

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N
14.5.17.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14515

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29320

File size:
242.3 KB (248,096 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\flv_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/5/2014 4:05:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:MrzmpD3p4zaKZqEwpk1hL/rLr92rVAdd5+w3JiSQg9OPB59Kpp1:8zcZ4Xqfk151aSd5TohKpp1

Entry address:
0xFA32

Entry point:
E8, 85, 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, D2, 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, D0, 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:
6.3800

Code size:
176 KB (180,224 bytes)

The file flv_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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