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setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.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 file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.browsersinfo.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
9023b638b9414e957171efd08f63ec76

SHA-1:
2cbc3f62409758bab18aff1578dd86c1d2b67a74

SHA-256:
0518e29398fc21c0a6a974594d9674bb689b5844e6f6ec2ab2f23d5e61f755f1

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 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:
4/23/2024 3:03:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
458

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151104

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2936

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1540

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.BI
18041

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25586
9.0.1.0308

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.38436
8.15.11.04.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.L.gen (variant)
9.9633

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
11/4/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-04-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.11.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11770

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1175

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.11.04.01

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6592

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.924

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.crvmcc
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20151104

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
14.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.11.04.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
15.11.4.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.151102

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9529

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10992

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.308

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.04

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28000

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120147
2.0.0.1797

File size:
1.7 MB (1,741,608 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:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
2/10/2014 12:03:53 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A/KRpAoEaNmfr0chSGck/4e8ZluppSTQYAXRdnV37xc4DrNeeatSuyqRY:IKRpAoHUoU9wequppSQXNxaeySzqG

Entry address:
0x38D55

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 32, 5A, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5D, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BF, 9D, 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, 40, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 14, 1F, 5A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 95, 83, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, BD, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.1220

Code size:
404 KB (413,696 bytes)

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

http://downloader.browsersinfo.com/download.php?id=3f79ecdfb13382646c97d40bf66ae62e93fb3eb3&z=1&p=eyJweSI6ImJpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW52IiwiYiI6ImNoMzIiLCJ1X2lkIjoiYmlfNTJmYWQzZmQxMjcxZjguNDI3MzEyMTkiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjEiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzkyMTY5OTgxLCJrdyI6Im1pY3Jvc29mdCBpbnRlcm5ldCBleHBsb3JlciAxMSIsImN1IjoibWljcm9zb2Z0IGludGVybmV0IGV4cGxvcmVyIDExIiwiY2EiOm51bGx9

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