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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 5142014.installic.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
22c82a3c5583b4202e5f811ff83eebb5

SHA-1:
66cad6444b96c9c49771ec9b8983ec61f24fd652

SHA-256:
5f3ef85661f9e570ab0cc7ba7c9174353b8062665bb0e026573c2e10fb1d6bc2

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:
4/26/2024 6:08:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
409

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]
2014.9-151223

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2887

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151223

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1785

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
9.0.1.0357

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.15.12.23.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
12/23/2015

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2015-23-12_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.930

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.23.12

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!AA091FF371C6
5600.6543

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
16.0.0.1071

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnsau
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Downloader
11.20151223

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.23.12

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)
15.12.23.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151221

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9431

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28862

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
244.8 KB (250,656 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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:
5/14/2014 4:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:R2xZcMsMDGYf80oy6fkw3xc+iqRJHJVvYb/imYZGSJiYcUxv5cL+9jg5tcpz+L:Q8ODs7yajxc+XRJHjDhIxL+B4cpzy

Entry address:
0x10422

Entry point:
E8, 45, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, E2, 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, 3C, E0, 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:
6.3767

Code size:
178.5 KB (182,784 bytes)

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

http://5142014.installic.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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