setup.exe

Seekinstall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Seekinstall has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.dwnld10.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Seekinstall)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
44721a7eaf85d0c225dcc32c12d786bf

SHA-1:
5fd1b8fc2c78f163d024270cc79fcc13d957b94f

SHA-256:
33aa92d5d1986eca23cca30a21c0a9c980bf5748474999e57246316e098fd57e

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:06:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.76822
6765824

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2015.03.01

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dldr.Adload.117576.3
7.11.209.206

avast!
Win32:IBryte-KG [PUP]
2014.9-150305

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3179

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.76822
1.0.20.320

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-763594
0.98/20148

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.BYK
21243

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.24188
9.0.1.064

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.76822
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.AG trojan
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-4a14a543
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.76822
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.196.15011

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.76822
16.0.0.192

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader12.dnwisl
0.30.0.296

Norman
IBryte.URL
11.20150305

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.117576
15.02.11.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.5.21

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.ULHRQbD
37.0.11468

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
37240

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.7461
2.0.0.2084

File size:
114.8 KB (117,576 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Prime 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Seekinstall, O=Seekinstall, 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:
70B94B44C11D94075538EA52D3EF3696

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 1:04:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:M0YBsBE3ain2Q5xq10DZYzI2b7M8Mkqq/uzEfkcKT:FnBTi2CRDZYzI2b7Mj2kFT

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:
5.1072

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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