setup.exe

Fileadventure

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileadventure has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from l3cdn.riotgames.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileadventure)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0335ba8ef80aefa386eeadc82ece11e8

SHA-1:
4a43deeb6705da35843aba844e08bcc5f65c2552

SHA-256:
55cad77b7386795d2657e98c57c27a278385953730125c7f1d4112f67c023a54

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/19/2024 6:08:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
384

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxov
7.11.182.116

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160117

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2862

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16117

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
1.0.20.85

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.40251
9.0.1.017

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
8.16.01.17.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BR (variant)
10.10726

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
1/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-2b3be3da
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
11.2016-17-01_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.804

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.17.05

McAfee
IBryte-FSO
5600.6518

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.51

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dhhunu
0.28.6.62995

Norman
IBryte.STR
11.20160117

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.17.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileadventure.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16115

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9381

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.17

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
375.9 KB (384,888 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fileadventure, O=Fileadventure, 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:
2EF279A57EB2CCFE0FCD97FC0F239ADE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 8:00:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0+uFihfiSFJDlJKW8WY3PcRxmmS9m9LStWRvHizowTSDm:0+qidrF9B8WY3PcTmlwSIFHfm

Entry address:
0x20441

Entry point:
E8, 3E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, E4, 73, 44, 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, 60, 70, 44, 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:
277.5 KB (284,160 bytes)

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

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