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internet_explorer_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application internet_explorer_setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
InstallManager  (signed by Premium Installer)

Version:
2, 1, 0, 0

MD5:
0d2cf071ffd138b94c2012e9b75421a2

SHA-1:
cff470e9192e67ced24d729c625a2583a9a67f9b

SHA-256:
ec2a6398abe27325762c07836c2b28844d49866a38e7eca34d8c062d138e653c

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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 2:01:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.afc
7.11.182.172

avast!
Installer-K [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Generic5.AFJU
2014.0.4189

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
19960

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1398, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
11/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-495a7e06
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.185.13866

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2014.11.01.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.csnqdm
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1064600.B
14.10.31.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PremiumInstaller.X
14.11.1.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.980C
23.00.65.141030

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.560
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1 MB (1,064,600 bytes)

Product version:
2, 1, 0, 0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\internet_explorer_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 1:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, 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:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2013 4:11:53 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QE5WudPf4ddoOVmFf1WiX4SjTHM/WDde2AD34QvUzG08aKXeLOp2Yuk4K2fYpDn:QE5WK6dofJ1WiXgIQf0yXeypfhFJn

Entry address:
0x3E0C

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 54, B2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, B0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.9219

Code size:
104 KB (106,496 bytes)

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