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iexplorer_setup.exe

Develop Interface

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application iexplorer_setup.exe, “Choice Installer ” by Develop Interface has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from internet-explorer.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Choice Installer   (signed by Develop Interface)

Product:
Choice Installer

Description:
Choice Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5202c0a8fb537234638a3fb20f1387b4

SHA-1:
bf45448b37d47c65e97e866fd96fb691f5cae034

SHA-256:
2aaa24e94fa6f23d24e7d20ed6a9602644ae0ce25f485bd292742f1d4d9444fb

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:37:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Agent.HK
6423343

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.02.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxpj
7.11.211.174

avast!
Win32:IBryte-KR [PUP]
150203-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.CGK
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15220

Bitdefender
Application.Agent.HK
1.0.20.255

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-7818
0.98/20081

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.KS
21145

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.10427
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Agent.HK
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-4a14a543
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Agent.HK
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Agent.HK
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.197.15029

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SwiftBrowse
v2015.02.20.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Agent.HK
16.0.0.153

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader12.dmsyjq
0.30.0.126

Norman
IBryte.URL
11.20150220

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.20.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.20.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.6738
2.0.0.2076

File size:
407.4 KB (417,152 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Choice Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Develop Interface

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
3/25/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Develop Interface, O=Develop Interface, 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:
008E9C74F3A6D76C534AC4D06647FFCEE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2015 12:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Mh6ELT0w7NF8nqf9GGuBLsP1UzKL0YvgcrXHw:86EcONFT9GGALsP1sKAO3w

Entry address:
0x17F03

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 70, 7F, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, A4, 85, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Entropy:
6.0134

Code size:
171 KB (175,104 bytes)

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

http://internet-explorer.software.informer.com/.../

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