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SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 20 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 SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
fdcfa3240aacf94844503c0938ed1f1e

SHA-1:
31b6a7030e6bd58004511977dd659bf6895e632b

SHA-256:
9385ea8c35b27a54d9bee67ab27c5cea6bd38a1a22924e906fb3dccec9f5da2d

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
5/2/2024 4:31:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
983

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.05.27

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
140527-0

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3461

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.735

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18345

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AC (variant)
8.9856

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-27-05_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.5.24

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3801

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.05.27.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.441

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.27.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.I
14.5.27.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14525

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29560

File size:
216.8 KB (221,984 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP 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:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2014 11:00:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:n/C3/Ie7GxpNfe3TYQ6772vfl14HiEzsJiKGFvzbYAse5dYpj+:a3Amm7Y36uvfv6eaYpj+

Entry address:
0xEEA7

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, 82, 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, 80, 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:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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