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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-firefox.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 39 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7d5f3da77ee20feae98bee43cb8c55b0

SHA-1:
55aee1809944b1065cee309b42c333c4f026a202

SHA-256:
905cbf94ed45a2f2d11739bd5131dec75cafdcea0de72eb80c22d72f72d79a34

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:10:20 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
354

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.146.76

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2832

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7113
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18189

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2165
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.15.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11922

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.656

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.07

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.csqzwh
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1666856
14.07.09.03

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
16.2.15.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9321

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BYaFcbB
37.0.10907

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.46

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28700

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120156
2.0.0.1771

File size:
1.6 MB (1,659,688 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\player-firefox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/25/2014 1:50:19 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uKiXTMcUQc6PojCPM2DXr+9TRwTJ1yveHjry92veHSry9dGmAe44Aj0trbmtBGzc:uKiXTMc9JSn2DXrAw1kGBBGBdY

Entry address:
0x35CD5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, F8, 58, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, E4, 58, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0971

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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