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helium_8.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application helium_8.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 8 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 Boot Compute)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4a69ca74cb07bb24f1ecd1e9cdfdbf41

SHA-1:
287ea824d070112c2663dfa608675475b6694f20

SHA-256:
b0f0f15ccbc8f061d5cc6059b67676804a7471c1d9efc8240c7dd139da72a50e

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:30:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.174.118

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3341

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19618

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BA application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13476

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.25.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.I
14.9.25.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
33120

File size:
116.4 KB (119,160 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/25/2014 9:00:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:QTNomNOnslbUWU5/9ew75SVVI0KLoKzvOIWJWKiVEo3X1slREvhgUiajo8RKIF:MomNOu3Q0VVIxvjOnJbiCCViaTQs

Entry address:
0x6AB9

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 20, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 48, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 34, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 44, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

The file helium_8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../helium_8.exe

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