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freedwgviewer.exe

Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application freedwgviewer.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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
984efbe7992046cf557150ae63577818

SHA-1:
2a8d961ce90bd4a4b8e0e7d0b2e736c20709eb5a

SHA-256:
afc32a45571df6b5fb3e21b8d92d6c2a45b8e7d3ba39c1a0be4b9f2620788068

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 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:
4/25/2024 6:28:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
794

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxov
7.11.189.216

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141130-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BRZ
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
1.0.20.1680

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
20265

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36526
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4668

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.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-12_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.186.14210

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
15.0.0.1008

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dedzda
0.28.6.63850

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComputeClient.N
14.12.2.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1518
2.0.0.1997

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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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 10:33:50 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:5xEW2MnFPtEZ7QjdE2W5n+KFcMI3wsuEFWmtgIuFdo8lR9:oWbFFTjdE27KFcMENF5PuFRR

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:
5.1395

Code size:
9 KB (9,216 bytes)

The file freedwgviewer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../FreeDWGViewer.exe

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