javaupdate_setup.exe

Safe Down

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application javaupdate_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 34 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
064b6005f3aa644b6c61d61646157440

SHA-1:
5ba8ab78f182507e256c0f32069bd900d1200dd8

SHA-256:
e88bcbed7bccff33e428e560891d80981da22ab0fde5bfb4bbe04cfaedd16f13

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 9:38:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
372

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.104

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2850

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5357
0.98/19664

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19556

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34079
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
8.16.01.29.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BJ application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.743

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.29.10

McAfee
Agent-FFF!671D7778A285
5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.STR
11.20160129

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.10

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.1.29.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1868
2.0.0.1937

File size:
52.4 KB (53,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 4:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:umIR7AY+R6YYl4OzUQ4SzQec5bcOaqLmPPaj6Abo8O:um6vzNXO9LmXk6AbO

Entry address:
0x46B4

Entry point:
E8, 4F, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, FF, 25, 94, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 8C, 61, 40, 00, 68, 29, 47, 40, 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, 1C, 90, 40, 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, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.1230

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

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