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Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application pdfcomp.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 11 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 Compute Client)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5cfce17e16b0d0ad5938907e90d48beb

SHA-1:
06601b6843536d8e60d838f1110c95d3393923dc

SHA-256:
ca8eda95c64d954e94add44a5241ed50786c29453faa2cfb2c76ee63f211897c

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/19/2024 3:02:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.172.2

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3351

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19516

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13358

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3249

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.15.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComputeClient.H
14.9.15.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
32938

File size:
118.4 KB (121,208 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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/2/2014 11:30:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:AOWZyTkhFHSkleYXHEUY+E7FSxn0LOq1KzvOINJWKiVEo3X1slREvBgvqo8lR4:ARYTsFU2sAxn7qgjOsJbiCC2gU

Entry address:
0x6F8D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

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

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

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