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setup.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
21b1ec6e57a795f1bb5e665a94f3ff7d

SHA-1:
18bf163a03226c42ce6f3160da58620a6d840c26

SHA-256:
8eaeef96df8e9e288c1831a1533332423d448087dc3b622162f58579203853f6

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 1:57:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
368

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.02.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.146.224

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CY [PUP]
2014.9-160202

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2846

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.165

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-724568
0.98/20552

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18256

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.033

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.02.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1188117
2/2/2016

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-02-02_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.725

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.02.02

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!59C4BEBE48BC
5600.6502

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnrwx
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160202

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.02.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.2.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.16131

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9349

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.MFENCPD
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28770

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.864
2.0.0.1790

File size:
223.3 KB (228,648 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALLER, 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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2014 11:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lihxK/aFxpknPc/W8D/Fvl3CppJi1eP+X26Sp59NpkUD:EgCLpqP0jDO8oZNpkUD

Entry address:
0xFD37

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 92, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 38, 90, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Code size:
156.5 KB (160,256 bytes)

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

http://5212014.installic.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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