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Software Updater

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Updater ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pcupgradenow.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.83.0

MD5:
fd13d6f401ce9cd86a56c1bb37921a1f

SHA-1:
2376bea6de7df1ee559f2e6c9cfd8b84cecd0f92

SHA-256:
770d9a8a00b22b071150e2d7d713b77d7eefae0772c3fc94889a6d13f4917a32

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
5/14/2024 5:00:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
862

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.176.148

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140925

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3340

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1340

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-366
0.98/19476

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5492
9.0.1.0268

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.09.25.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d0922a62
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-25-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of secure_file.exe (Adware)
2014.12.7.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.09.25.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!E30135681482
5600.6996

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.804

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dfkmlw
0.28.2.62440

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.25.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.9.25.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14923

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1171
2.0.0.1943

File size:
912.4 KB (934,296 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.83.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

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:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 12:28:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:w5jidBzc/kf2gs5VKq2w/Sa+/dxvrAuCmqNe4naobjq6BNhyFRR9HMQHnwU95u:w5ufuvg//vFePjTB8RR9HMQHn3Pu

Entry address:
0x2A24F0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8733

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
848 KB (868,352 bytes)

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

http://download.pcupgradenow.com/get/click/.../?filename=setup

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