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INSTALL THIS

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
c879a8d74a7088272084ffe01165a03a

SHA-1:
56a1432d943d4a32b49bec51fe59933cd54f56f8

SHA-256:
ea645f56cdb2885d271d9d5be14c51fd0bfc104433f18681eb3c811666137e3b

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/18/2024 6:02:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147016
799

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OpenInst.pepqu
7.11.162.194

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3277

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
1.0.20.1660

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19042

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.76
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
8.14.11.28.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
11/28/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.2880

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.11.28.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!31DDC3E1C7AF
5600.6933

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
15.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dcusci
0.28.2.61148

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141128

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.28.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.F
14.11.28.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141126

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10211

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
159.1 KB (162,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 9:04:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:njnBTi2CRDZYzIq3+xlr1+ZNEo3HoHQMw32kvW4:jhi2CEZ30Y5HJn

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, AF, 47, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, AE, 47, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, 01, 44, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, B0, 4C, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2089

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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