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Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f4e6d7ddd8168365d05585cad6828bc5

SHA-1:
11ae7a6e863baa06abc3aa32ec7634ff94096fa7

SHA-256:
ece3969b463984df3e14477dcfedf492695a6f6990026b7ffd6c5c8f16453e8f

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 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:
5/3/2024 11:47:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
876

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxox
7.11.179.120

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FC [PUP]
2014.9-140911

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3354

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14911

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.1270

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19844

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32399
9.0.1.0254

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
8.14.09.11.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BL (variant)
8.10584

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
9/11/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.2014-11-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of b5ca.tmp (Adware)
2014.11.5.21

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3266

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.11.07

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.7010

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.0.0.762

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.devqei
0.28.2.62671

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140911

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832.C
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.11.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.9.11.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14909

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10365

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.254

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1815
2.0.0.1959

File size:
269.4 KB (275,832 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\setup.exe

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:
9/11/2014 11:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:P92ug2Cr0AiK91nRQOMGmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslBE:PEuRC4AR91tTDkbJqL3J7HgGsbE

Entry address:
0x16CAF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 91, 41, 00, 68, 19, 6D, 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, 1C, E0, 41, 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, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 5A, 68, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

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