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popcorn_time_setup.exe

Component Run

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application popcorn_time_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Component Run has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Prime Installer   (signed by Component Run)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
6228caa9de88d83075c8e21d2e0cdb89

SHA-1:
0f8ce77a5adf79576a50a405fca16f82ce491e3e

SHA-256:
c11dcd1f7669563114a7f8361956a6e1762bdbc3d7c8ed5fe58363292e79c504

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 11:23:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
6420920

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxpj
7.11.209.38

avast!
Win32:IBryte-KG [PUP]
2014.9-150216

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.CLO
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
1.0.20.205

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Strictor-384
0.98/20056

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19774
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-76a8ad7f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
15.2.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.77306
16.0.0.123

Norman
IBryte.URL
11.20150216

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.10.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.7274
2.0.0.2062

File size:
421.9 KB (431,992 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Component Run

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Component Run, O=Component Run, 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:
009FDF1B0DAD5FCCD2A0983B6573CACA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/9/2015 8:00:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cyr7k7uTe6HVB1VFgKn2szxr5G4w1lo3p1:3haCT1VFgK2GJhp51

Entry address:
0x1B8E3

Entry point:
E8, 14, A2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, B9, 41, 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, 50, 27, 44, 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, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.0850

Code size:
194 KB (198,656 bytes)

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

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

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