setup.exe

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 38 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 5162014.installic.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d91699f99f2a00d4f6ac4bce2595d424

SHA-1:
5296137b176afe8101e8188114c426f0d4e63ef7

SHA-256:
1237772089435f828a934571e592a5a805dded01fb71a1366e65945435b7a1f0

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 8:45:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
415

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.82

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CZ [PUP]
2014.9-151216

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2893

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151216

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1750

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-236
0.98/19305

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18248

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26900
9.0.1.0350

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.15.12.16.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
12/16/2015

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2015-16-12_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.962

Malwarebytes
v2015.12.16.01

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!AA091FF371C6
5600.6549

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
16.0.0.1050

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnsau
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Downloader
11.20151216

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.16.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPDOTEXE.Bundler (M)
15.12.16.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151214

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9444

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28862

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
214.8 KB (219,936 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

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:
5/16/2014 10:00:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:gfGY97h8wWPXjmIYO7DU1q1VyUvTzgBJiRW1/BgywE5NEpHk:S1APT9VvU6zJV+EpHk

Entry address:
0xE6A7

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, 72, 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, 70, 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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Entropy:
6.3748

Code size:
150.5 KB (154,112 bytes)

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

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