setup.exe

Spincommand

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Spincommand has been detected as adware by 13 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:
Swift Installer   (signed by Spincommand)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
cb41a566590417fc9b584ae1ff4a3e5b

SHA-1:
4162cbcaff6199207fbf86467260b79fcb9f36d4

SHA-256:
6c201a49355835740ec1b4852138b371ad239de653e540cb1b53bd714816fb0b

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/24/2024 4:16:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.35
523

avast!
Win32:Downloader-VSG [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3001

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.54006
9.0.1.0242

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.35
8.15.08.30.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-30-08_1

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1501

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSO
5600.6657

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.35
16.0.0.726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Spincommand.Installer (M)
15.7.28.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
36694

File size:
307.4 KB (314,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Spincommand, O=Spincommand, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
00F49870F5D3FA7D981D0069DE3D2EBBC7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 10:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2LJ0320ArOr+H5B9RZmAaQUvJDPk92lAB:4wmA+v9RMAaQUvJy2q

Entry address:
0x15DA3

Entry point:
E8, CC, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 10, 5E, 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, 9C, 55, 43, 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, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
5.8841

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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