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freecorder_8_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application freecorder_8_setup.exe, “Express Install ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Express Install   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
fcce04131dc19382fa14c6add1bc79ad

SHA-1:
d546dea223ea679016af3ecf836694dd828e9ff3

SHA-256:
00c32559b98c7572e9696a7bd56338db40fbf1e252fb92fc93377e77edc36d99

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 6:15:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.146

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140411

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3508

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18054

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9639

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 4shared-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.4.11.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.11.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cssrww
0.28.0.58873

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.S
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14409

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28054

File size:
1.6 MB (1,704,232 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Express Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\freecorder_8_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2014 10:05:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:WxO2Zjt4bJydAxV7n2+tEGxH3sMk0BGB8kLc1lBGBd/K:SOajt4VydyIm5Xs70gr8Bp

Entry address:
0x378A5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 6C, 47, 00, E8, C5, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D1, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, B4, 94, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.1041

Code size:
398 KB (407,552 bytes)

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