setup.exe

Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 41 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2e110e4b28f0815a6d17d7038b5b6090

SHA-1:
61a11c1721cbcf0f26e16d075b510c19a45d2d31

SHA-256:
f44fa9a8df6da92a6f973cda3488649f983369b50bd79856173be28583a3202b

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
4/19/2024 8:10:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
676

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.10

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150331

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3154

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.15331

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.450

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19546

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34410
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.15.03.31.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BL application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
3/31/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2015-31-03_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.4.23

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.03.31.02

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6810

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.0.0.270

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20150331

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.31.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.31.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15329

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9965

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.90

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
252.9 KB (258,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software 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:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2014 7:30:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TpPNmhYdGU+67PiDYcZrzYbtzGeQKmZgnCDFWupOspn4rcBY:NEeGU+SAszGeDgv0upOspnQ4Y

Entry address:
0x1689B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 91, 41, 00, 68, 05, 69, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, E0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 46, 64, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
93 KB (95,232 bytes)

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