free_excel_xls_to_image_jpg_jpeg_bmp_tiff_png_converter.exe

Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application free_excel_xls_to_image_jpg_jpeg_bmp_tiff_png_converter.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.2-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
43861a591e4cda3e172ef27cf18f77f2

SHA-1:
eeca91f1a2d1993de97f82659fa774b3b634b932

SHA-256:
6ea1d328ed35fe79fc28197111e96cf8d0f6cf763d6431510908c1d5277fe0e0

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/19/2024 10:42:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61495
821

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxov
7.11.183.128

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141025-0

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3299

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61495
1.0.20.1550

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
20005

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36526
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61495
14.11.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AY application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-7ac710bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61495
11.2014-06-11_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61495
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13930

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61495
15.0.0.930

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dedzda
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.03.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComputeClient.x
14.11.6.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1518
2.0.0.1976

File size:
73.4 KB (75,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/15/2014 4:33:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:8EW2MnFPtEZ7QjdE2W5n+KFcMI3wsuEFWmBgDKVo8lRX:zWbFFTjdE27KFcMENF56KZb

Entry address:
0x2C23

Entry point:
E8, 80, 04, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, E0, 40, 40, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 80, 61, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 7C, 61, 40, 00, 89, 15, 78, 61, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 74, 61, 40, 00, 89, 35, 70, 61, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 6C, 61, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 98, 61, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 8C, 61, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 68, 61, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 64, 61, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 60, 61, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 5C, 61, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 90, 61, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 84, 61, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 88, 61, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.1425

Code size:
9 KB (9,216 bytes)

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