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maps-installer.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application maps-installer.exe, “Software Installer ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from freesoftwarely.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
737cd089f230b3d3cb3eb2bf8631fceb

SHA-1:
266e7906b983a543918134af79d738eb91dddbe4

SHA-256:
73d9a5b0a736087e391f7f9ae3c1fd964bfebf56f3048815fbc8b2ca8cc2c144

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 1:25:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
433

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151128

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2911

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.151128

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.1660

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.5306
9.0.1.0332

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.15.11.28.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
9.10320

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
11/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2015-28-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1052

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2015.11.28.04

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6567

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20151128

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.28.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
15.11.28.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151126

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9480

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.332

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
242.4 KB (248,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\maps-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
8/27/2014 4:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:pashrGNpqMdElO6amEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslXX:pashrGrldEWTDkbJqL3J7HgGstX

Entry address:
0x11263

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 72, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 72, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 72, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 72, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 72, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 71, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 71, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 71, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 72, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 72, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 72, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 72, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2077

Code size:
70 KB (71,680 bytes)

The file maps-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://freesoftwarely.com/track/install?subid=map quest&source=google_maps-search-us-mapquest-exact-50156181968&adprovider=google_freesoftwarely.com&gclid=CKS15q29tMACFZJr7AodewsA-Q&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Maps-Installer.exe

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