setup.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
115cb47787f51812f65e396ae1ac017d

SHA-1:
5405c5548891ddf4630a6bd64f15510b5c862914

SHA-256:
29a53f1f84c54c9c8674d6dc143961b6b6b259ba216e37637fca13012a5d0bcd

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/29/2024 10:09:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
376

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
16.01.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.146.224

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CY [PUP]
2014.9-160124

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2854

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.120

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-724568
0.98/20552

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18256

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.024

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.16.01.24.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1188117
1/24/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-24-01_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.767

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.24.04

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!59C4BEBE48BC
5600.6510

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnrwx
0.28.0.59911

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.24.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.1.24.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.16122

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9366

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.MFENCPD
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28770

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.864
2.0.0.1790

File size:
233.3 KB (238,888 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALLER, 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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/23/2014 4:04:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tj7tQ9K8aSyjH45igjbdhNB1ssBlqFk6JiZWOlwtw5J5p/5H:xyo8aSyjYcgjp1Pwk+to5p/5H

Entry address:
0x12351

Entry point:
E8, 36, 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, 6C, B2, 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, 60, B0, 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:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

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